A first half to forget doomed the Sturgeon Bay Clippers, and the Southern Door Eagles earned a 66-38 victory Friday night in Sturgeon Bay.

 

Coming into the game, if you were told the Clippers would hold Drew Daoust to half his season average points, and kept the Eagles 15 points below their team average, the 66-38 Eagle victory may be surprising.  However, when we fill in the rest of the story, the Clippers being held to just six total first half points makes the story more understandable. A Pair of 3-pointers by Ian Fruzyna and Ben Ash were all the offense the Clippers could find.  The Eagles, on the other hand, spread their first half offense spread across six players.  Caden Pierre had 10 in the first half, and Daoust would add six.

 

The second half of the game was much more balanced, with a score of 35-32 in favor of Southern Door. The Clippers' leading scorer, Ian Fruzyna, who ended his night with 10 points, went 5-6 from the free-throw line in the second half. Jackson Star and Ben Ash added nine points apiece, including Starr, who was 4-4 from the stripe.   

 

Nine different Eagles would find their way into the scoring column on the night. The top three scorers, however, were the usual suspects. Drew Daoust and Caden Pierre each had 16 points, just ahead of Lauden Berg and his 14 points. Daoust and Berg each scored all their points from two-point range, and Caden Pierre hit four from behind the arc.

 

Sturgeon Bay's next game is a home matchup against Green Bay East on Saturday, December 28th, while Southern Door's next matchup is on Friday, December 27th, when they will host Mosinee.