The Southern Door Eagles boys basketball team got an extra dose of confidence heading into its conference matchup on Tuesday against Gibraltar when they beat Marinette 64-57 for their first win of the season.

 

The Eagles blitzed the Marines from the opening period thanks in part to 24 first-half points from Lauden Berg to stake the team to a 30-14 halftime lead. The Marines did chip away at the deficit in the second half, outscoring the Eagles 43-34 after the break thanks to Kaden Ducane scoring 14 of his team-high 16 points. Berg kept the pressure on the Marines in the second half to end his evening with a game-high 34 points. Complementing Berg for the Eagles were 10 points from Talon Mueller and seven points from Ryker Lohrey.

 

Click here for interview with Eagles head coach Josh Vandenbush

 

The Eagles will now travel north to take on a Vikings squad since a 59-53 loss to Sevastopol on December 18th. Playing without leading scorer Kayin Jackson, the Vikings Marco Jauregui led the way for the Vikings with 15 points while Wyatt Bultman chipped in 11 points, and Finn Bremer added seven points. 

 

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Tim Kowols will have the call on 105.1 The GOAT beginning at 6:45 p.m. followed the tip off at 7 p.m. The game can also be streamed at 1051TheGOAT.com.