<p>GATORS DROP ROAD DECISION</p><p>Playing their first game in almost the week and coming of a humbling loss to the Northern Freeze the BGMR Gator Boys Basketball Team was ready for action when they traveled to East Grand Forks to take on the Sacred Heart Eagles. The Gators beat the Eagles two weeks ago coming from 18 points down so the Eagles were looking for redemption. Traveling to the Eagle’s gym is hard for any team but the Gators were up for the task. Unfortunately the Gators had some costly turnovers and missed some key shots down the stretch and the Eagles got their revenge with a 65-61 victory over the Eagles.</p><p>The Gators and Eagles would play back and forth basketball in the first half as both teams shot the ball fairly well. BGMR would go into halftime with a 33-32 lead. The second half would continue to be close as no team would open more than a 5 point lead. The Eagles however road the strong play of Jordan Tomkinson who had 23 points and 12 rebounds and Jack Gerber who threw in 17 points and ripped down 16 rebounds to pull out the home court victory. Brenden Bethke also had a solid night for the Eagles as he notched 13 points, had 5 rebounds and 3 steals.</p><p>BGMR got solid nights from Brandon Sorenson and Jake Taggart. Sorenson scored a career high 17 points which included 5 of 6 from the three point line. Taggart also chipped in 17. Shaun Waage had a strong night for the Gators as he pulled down 15 rebounds and just missed the double double with 8 points.</p><p>Although the Gators lost they showed an improved floor game and shot the ball more consistently. They will need to improve their game even more as the season winds down. BGMR will travel to Fargo North Dakota where they will be playing the Hawley Nuggets on Saturday at 3:15 at the Fargo Civic Auditorium. The Nuggets are a Section 8AA opponent for the Gators but an opponent the Gators have never played. Hopefully Gator Nation can make it to Fargo to help the Gators out in the key 8AA game.</p>