BOWDLE – Aberdeen Christian built an early lead and pulled away from North Central for its fifth straight boys’ basketball win on Tuesday night.
The Knights gradually extended their lead on the way to a 61-32 Lake Region Conference victory.
Christian took a 13-6 lead in the opening quarter and continued to build the lead in the second, eventually taking a 32-17 lead into the halftime break.
Despite the double-digit advantage, Christian coach Aaron Moeller said shots were not falling as much as he would have liked in the first half.
“Even though we were up by (15) at the half, I didn’t feel like we played exceptionally well in the first half,” Moeller said. “The shot chart looked pretty good. We were getting shots where we wanted them, but the ball just wasn’t going in for us.”
Despite giving up a few shots on the defensive end, Moeller was pleased with how his defense played.
“Defensively we gave up a couple of threes,” Moeller said. “Once we swi
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