Pirates defeat Cardinals

The Kidder County boys’ basketball team improved to 7-4 overall with a 61-51 victory over Washburn in Steele on Tuesday.

The Pirates’ Adam Randall poured in a game-high 29 points to lead Kidder County to victory.

Kidder County led 30-23 at the half, and 16 of Randall’s 29 came after the break to help the Pirates close it out. Randall went 6 of 8 from the free-throw line in the second half.

Jake Miller chipped in with 10 points for the Pirates, while Mike Kalianoff produced eight.

Washburn was led by Jeff Rassmussen with 16.

Kidder County 61, Washburn 51

Washburn 9 23 36 51

Kidder Co. 16 30 44 61

Washburn — Jeff Rassmussen 16, Brett Schreiner 11, Camden Moran 8, Kier VanderWal 7, Evan Eberle 5, Monty Johnson 4. Totals: 17 FG, 15-25 FT, 19 fouls. Three-pointers: VanderWal 1, Eberle 1.

Kidder Co. — Adam Randall 29, Jake Miller 10, Mike Kalianoff 8, Norm Nicholson 7, Wes Nicholson 4, Matt Aichele 2, Jared Mittleider 1. Totals: 22 FG, 16-19 FT, 21 fouls (Kalianoff). Three-pointers: Randall 1.

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