Our Mustangs led 17-16 after a very fast paced first period, but fell victim to Tyler Mains and the Cats in the second period, being outscored 21-14, which was the difference in the game, as Mains put up 11 points as part of a 20 point first half, sending the Mustangs to the locker-room down 31-37.
The pace of the second half was more to the Mustangs' liking as each team put up 10 points in the 3rd period, but the Cats lead remained six. The Stangs fell behind nine points at 50-41 just seconds into the 4th quarter as Kane Belcher completed a three point play the old fashion way, but the Mustangs rallied to cut the Cats lead to 49-52, 52-54 and then Jimmy Uebel hit a major blue-chip baseline basket cutting that lead to a point at 54-55 with :29 to play but that was as close as we would come. Mains, who had reaped havoc on us all night obliged us by missing two key free-throws, but on both occasions the Cats were able to control the rebound and on the second one, it appeared that the Mustangs had secured the ball, when it squirted away right into the hands of Terry Davis who converted the layup, driving a dagger through the hearts of the Mustangs and putting the Cats on top 2-0 on the season series. Hopefully, the next matchup will take place in the finals of the 10th Region Tournament on the second Saturday in March.
Troy Cooper led the Mustangs with 15 points, Jimmy Uebel produced 14, Kyle Lubbers was again a major factor causing the Pendleton County big men some problems and contributed 9 points. Nathan Mutsch put up 6 points and pulled down a myriad of rebounds, while the guard tandem of Brad Seiter and Josh Kidney hit for 5 points apiece.
The Cats managed only four players in the scoring column led by Tyler Mains' career high scoring barrage of 32 points. HurriKane Belcher put up 12 points, Patrick Elliot 11, and Terry Davis 4. Auspicious by his absence in the scoring column was Jon Elrod who scored 16 in the fourth period in our last encounter with the Cats back in the MCIT.
The Pendleton County victory in the SyDome breaks a sixteen game home win streak dating back to February 25th of 2003 when the Mustangs were defeated by the then All "A" State Champions - St. Henry.
Box Score Mustangs:: Kidney 1-0-3/4-5, Seiter 1-1-00-5,
Lubbers 4-0-1/2-9, Uebel 3-2-2/3-14,
Mutsch 2-0-2/2-6, Cooper 5-0-5/6-15
Box Score Cats: Mains 10-3-3/6-32, Davis 2-0-0/0-4,
Elliot 5-0-1/2-11, Belcher 4-0-4/5-12
Totals Mustangs: 16-3-13/17-54 10-5 1-1
Totals Cats: 21-3- 8/13 -59 14-2
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