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Atlantic rallies late but falls short at Glenwood

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January 8th, 2019 by admin

The Atlantic boys basketball team rallied hard in the fourth quarter but fell on the road to the Glenwood Rams 73-65 on Tuesday night. Ryan Blum dropped in 14 first half points for the Rams as they forged an 11 point halftime lead. The Rams extended that lead to as large as 20 points in the third quarter and held a 50-36 lead by the end of third. The Trojans chipped away and fought back in the fourth quarter to get as close as 4 points. The Rams were able to hold on for the win with just enough efficiency at the free throw line. Glenwood finished the game 21-32 from the stripe, including 14-22 in the fourth quarter.

Ryan Blum finished with 25 points to lead all scorers. Christian Stanislav chipped in 17 for the Rams who avenged an earlier loss to the Trojans. The Rams are now 8-2 on the season and will face St. Albert at the Mid-America Center on Friday as part of the MAC Shootout.

Atlantic got 24 points from Tyler Moen and 18 from Chase Mullenix, who only had 2 in the first half. The Trojans fall to 4-7 and will host Lewis Central on Friday.