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This past Friday night at the Kevin J. McQuade Gymnasium in Swanton, the Archbold Blue Streaks managed to shoot just 60.7% from the foul line while the Swanton Bulldogs were a little better with 66.7%.  However, percentages can be misleading in explaining an outcome, in this case, a 61-55 NWOAL victory for the visiting Streaks.  Archbold took 28 attempts from charity stripe and made 17.  Swanton had only three attempts and made two.

The 15-point free throw differential helped the Blue Streaks overcome a seven-point first half deficit with a 30-8 advantage third quarter an allowed them to hold on at the end of the games when the Bulldogs pulled within two-points with under a minute left.

Archbold’s Wyatt Gericke led all scorers with 25 points including hitting 13 of 18 free throws, Tripp Langenderfer dropped in 22 including three treys.  Evan Reinhard scored 22 points for the Bulldogs with four baskets from beyond the arc.  Brady Haselman contributed 14 points and Brady O’Shea added 10.

The win places Archbold’s record at 2-1 in the league and 10-4 overall.  They next face the Wauseon Indians (2-1/5-10) at home in the Thunderdome on Friday.  Swanton drops to 0-3 in the NWOAL and 5-10 on the season. They will be at home for their next league game on Friday against the Bryan Golden Bears (1-2/4-11).

Archbold Blue Streaks:  11-12-30-18 = 61   Wyatt Gericke (25), Tripp Langenderfer (22), Morgan Harris (6), Collin Short (5), Maddox Pinter (3)

Swanton Bulldogs:  8-22-8-17 = 55   Evan Reinhard (22), Brady Haselman (14), Brady O’Shea (10), Owen Hurst (5), Gio Ruiz (4)

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Photo: Wyatt Gericke during pre-game introductions