Atlantic boys pull away from Red Oak in second half

December 4th, 2018 by admin

The Atlantic Trojans boys basketball team picked up a road win over Red Oak on Tuesday night. Atlantic built an early lead but a slight lull in the second quarter let the Tigers hang around until halftime. The Trojans then outscored the Tigers by 9 in the third quarter to put the game out of reach and won it 61-34.

Atlantic led 15-6 at the end of the first and 25-18 at halftime. The third quarter outburst put Atlantic up 41-25 at the end of three.

Chase Mullenix led the scoring for the Trojans with 28 points. Tyler Moen dropped in 9 and Logan Reilly has 8 in the win. The Trojans improved to 2-1 on the season and will travel to Creston on Friday night as part of a girl/boy varsity doubleheader.

Red Oak falls to 0-2 on the season. Isaac Birt was the Tigers’ leading scorer on the night with 15 points. Red Oak will next travel to St. Albert on Friday night.

Listen to post game interview with Tyler Moen and Logan Reilly below.