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Mt. Ayr 52, Wayne 37
The Raiders improved to 5-1 after defeating the Wayne Falcons last week, 52-37.
The game was close in the first half, with Mount Ayr leading 22-20 heading into halftime.
The Raiders were without their leading scorer in Jaixen Frost, which seemed to slow the guys down until the second half, outscoring the Falcons 30-17 to take the win.
The Raiders relied on Nebraska University comitt Payton Weehler and senior Erik Trujillo.
Weehler led the scoring with 26 points, whereas Trujillo scored 13.
“We knew we were going to be short-handed coming in,” said coach Bret Ruggles. “But in saying that, Weehler and Trujillo had an outstanding night.”
Ruggles was very impressed with Trujillo’s defense.
“I know he only had 12 points, but his defense is huge,” said Ruggles. “There are huge things he does that doesn’t really get spotlighted.”
Freshman Ryce Reynolds saw more action on the floor in recent games as well.
Against Wayne, Reynolds recorded two points, five rebounds, one assist and one steal.
“Ryce Reynolds, being a freshman, owned the moment and played well,” said Ruggles.
The physical contest saw the Raiders take second place in the Pride of Iowa with a 4-0 conference standing.
Sats
1 2 3 4 F
WAY 10 10 10 7 37
MA 12 10 17 13 52
Offense
Pts FG 3 FT
Trujillo 13 6-13 1-2 0-2
Maudlin 7 3-7 0-3 1-3
R.Larson 2 1-3 0-2 0-0
Weehler 26 9-20 4-10 4-7
C.Larson 2 1-9 0-0 0-1
Reynolds 2 1-3 0-1 0-0
Knapp 0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Defense
R Ast S B
Trujillo 7 2 5 0
Maudlin 7 1 2 0
R.Larson 4 1 1 0
Weehler 2 2 4 0
C.Larson 7 3 0 1
Reynolds 5 1 1 0
Knapp 5 1 1 0
WC 70, Mt. Ayr 67
The Raiders traveled south of the border Monday night to close out the 2020 portion of the season in Grant City, Missouri.
The Raiders suffered their second loss of the season to the Tigers, by three points.
The Raiders led the first quarter but fell behind in the second and third.
The Mount Ayr rally was cut short as they ran out of time in the fourth, outscoring the Tigers 21-17.
Jaixen Frost was back on the court tonight, scoring 26 points, while Weehler and Trujillo scored 15 and 12 to lead the team.
Riley Maudlin scored eight, Cody Larson scored five and Briar Knapp scored one to round out the scoring for the Raiders.
The Raiders shot 39.7 percent from the field and hit 50 percent of their freethrows, hitting eight-of-16.
The loss drops the Raiders to 5-2 on the season as they gear up for a bout with Seymour to begin 2021 on January 4 at 4:30 p.m.
Stats
1 2 3 4 F
WC 16 20 17 17 70
MA 18 14 14 21 67
Offense
Pts FG 3 FT
Trujillo 12 4-14 2-5 0-0
Frost 26 11-20 2-4 2-3
Maudlin 8 3-6 2-3 0-0
Weehler 15 4-10 3-6 4-7
C.Larson 5 2-6 0-0 1-4
Reynolds 0 0-1 0-0 0-0
R.Larson 0 0-2 0-1 0-0
Knapp 1 0-1 0-0 1-2
Defense
R Ast S B
Trujillo 7 4 6 0
Frost 12 3 1 2
Maudlin 5 3 2 1
Weehler 5 5 1 1
C.Larson 6 1 0 0
Reynolds 0 0 0 0
R.Larson 0 0 1 0
Knapp 0 0 0 0
