Mount Pulaski was off to a
quick 22-5 first quarter lead, with every starter
contributing baskets.
Aidan Schneider and Dustin
Murphy came off the bench to add to the Hilltoppers offense
in the second quarter.
By halftime, Mount Pulaski
was on top 32-19. The Hilltoppers led by as much as 20
points in the third quarter. At the end of three quarters of
play Mount Pulaski was leading 50-35.
A late surge by the
Cardinals made the game tight at the end but it was Brandon
Kretzinger's clutch free throw performance that sealed the
victory for Mount Pulaski.
Kretzinger was 15-of-15 for
the game from the line and 13 of those shots were down the
stretch.
Mount Pulaski gets the 67-60
over Warrensburg-Latham and takes the Regional
Championship.
Mount Pulaski (22-10) will
play Roanoke-Benson in the Danville Schlarman sectional on
Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at 7 p.m.
