The Atlantic Trojans picked up their first Hawkeye Ten conference game with a 68-43 victory over the Shenandoah Mustangs Tuesday night. The Trojans jumped out to a very hot fast start with their energy on the defensive side of the floor. The Trojans played a full court 1-2-2 press that had the Mustangs in fits offensively. The Trojans would force 4 Mustang turnovers in the first few minutes that led to Nolan Waters and Colton Rasmussen to get in transition and held a 18-8 lead after one quarter. The Trojans would keep the same energy spirit in the second quarter as Colton Rasmussen found the range as he hit three long balls on his way to 11 seconds quarter points to push the halftime lead to 31-14. The Trojans did a great job of taking care of the basketball tonight as they had just three first half turnovers and just nine in the ball game. Head Coach of the Trojans Dalton Franken was pleased with how his team started the night energy wise and the focus to control the basketball.

The Trojans would continue to dominate the second half as the Trojans won all four quarters on the night in route to their second win on the season and first conference win. The Trojans had great contributions from all who stepped onto the floor but none as big as Colton Rasmussen leading all scorers with 31 points that is seven points over his season average. Nolan Waters also poured in a big night scoring wise as the senior lefty added in 16 points and played very aggressive. Trojans head coach Dalton Franken said the Trojans are a much better team when Waters stays in attack mode.

The Trojans will be back in action Thursday night when they travel to Audubon to take on the Wheelers for a 7:30 tipoff. We will have the coverage starting at 7:20pm on KJANTV.