COLD SPRING — Ian Haug led Brainerd with 16 points and Jack Sauer finished with 14 in a 68-65 Central Lakes Conference loss to Class 3A’s sixth-ranked Rocori Spartans Thursday.
The Warriors saw their four-game winning streak come to an end after leading by three points at the half.
“We came out on the wrong end and lost a close one to a good team that has the lead in the conference,” said Brained head coach Scott Stanfield. “We played a good game and if a couple of more things had gone our way, the outcome could have been different.”
Rocori 30 38 — 68
Brainerd 33 32 — 65
ROCORI
Mac Mueller 12, Sean Terres 3, Sam Moriarty 14, Nathan Meyer 11, Zach Templin 6, Jonah Eisenschenk 22. FT 5-7 (71 percent).
BRAINERD
Tony Sauer 9, Jack Sauer 14, Tommy Olson 3, Riley Kline 5, Ian Haug 16, Marcus Comstock 8, Chris Bowman 6, Jagar Hanson 4. FT 4-6 (67 percent). Conference: 4-3. Overall: 8-5. Next: at Fergus Falls 7:30 p.m. Saturday.
