Cardinals peck away at Pirates for 50-40 non-league victory

Created on Wednesday, 16 January 2013 Written by THE BELLEFONTAINE EXAMINER STAFF

Triad’s boys basketball team held off host Riverside for a 50-40 win Tuesday in a local non-league contest.

The Cardinals are now 6-7 overall and snap the Pirates’ three-game winning streak. The Pirates drop to 4-8.

Triad emerged with a 9-7 edge after the opening quarter and the Cardinals held an eight-point cushion (23-15) advantage at halftime.

Triad pushed its lead to nine points (36-27) at the end of the third quarter and continued to stay in control in the final quarter.

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