Raiders lose close game to Cardinals

The first win continues to be elusive for the Arcadia boys basketball team as they fell just short against Eleva-Strum last week Tuesday.

The 54-50 loss put Arcadia at 0-7 on the season with two of the losses being by fewer than five points and three by fewer than 10. The Raiders were scheduled to play La Crosse Aquinas on Thursday, but that game was postponed. 

Arcadia returns to action this coming Tuesday when they head to Black River Falls and they’ll host Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau next Thursday. 

E-S 54 Arcadia 50

The Raiders held the Cardinals to less than 40 percent shooting and forced 24 turnovers, but couldn’t get over the hump.

The Cardinals shot 37.7 percent from the field, as they went four-for-13 on three-point attempts. They were 16-for-21 from the free-throw line, which helped them secure the win.

It was a balanced attack for E-S as Cayden Lasher led the team wit h15, two more than Wyatt Miland and Carter Gunderson scored 10.

Trev Bjorge led Arcadia with 13 points and Kaden Updike scored 12.