BELGRADE -- A short-handed Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa girls basketball team fell to Pierz 60-52 in a Central Minnesota Conference matchup Friday.
The Jaguars (1-3, 1-9) had two players out with the flu and one gone for family reasons. Plus, they only had one player available for one half because she played in the junior varsity game. That gave the Jaguars only seven players that dressed for the game.
BBE still took a 30-21 halftime lead, but the Pioneers (3-2, 7-6) sank all four of their three-pointers in the first two minutes of the second half and outscored the Jaguars 39-22 in the last 18 minutes.
Amber Preimesberger had a double-double of 20 points and 10 rebounds to lead Pierz.
Raeann Sorenson had 14 points and five steals for BBE, which lost its third straight. Rachel Anderson added eight points and 11 rebounds.
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Pierz 60, BBE 52
Pierz (3-2, 7-6) 21 39 -- 60
BBE (1-3, 1-9) 30 22 -- 52
PIERZ - 20-67 FG (4-7 3-pt); 16-24 FT; 28 rebounds; 18 fouls ... Scoring: Lindsay Monson 4, Amber Preimesberger 20, Kelsey Meyer 12, Miranda Pryzbilla 13, Cassie Bonic 9, Emily Weber 2 ... 3-point shots: Meyer 2, Pryzbilla 1, Bonic 1 ... Rebound leaders: Preimesberger 10 ... Assist leaders: not available ... Steal leaders: not available
BELGRADE-BROOTEN-ELROSA - 18-51 FG (3-10 3-pt); 13-21 FT; 34 rebounds; 16 fouls ... Scoring: Julie Hieserich 6, Maggie Gruber 8, Ashley Kirckof 6, Raeann Sorenson 14, Lauren Anderson 5, Rachel Anderson 8, Shannon Gruber 5 ... 3-point shots: Hieserich 1, Sorenson 2 ... Rebound leaders: R. Anderson 11 ... Assist leaders: S. Gruber 5 ... Steal leaders: Sorenson 5
