Cardinal boys fall to Crusaders in opener, 68-55

Defense was disappointing and turnovers a turning point.

That was the short version of Medical Lake’s season-opening boys’ non-league 68-55 basketball loss last Saturday, Dec. 6 at home to 2B North member Northwest Christian.

“D isn’t there right now,” Cardinals’ head coach Arnold Brown said. “We’ve got some more leaks to fix I guess.”

Trailing 30-24 at the half, the Cardinals (0-1) had closed to within three points near the end of the third quarter. But the Crusaders went on a 14-5 run to end the game. A combination of poor rebounding and turnovers at a critical juncture helped fuel the meltd...

 

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