Boys Basketball: Offensive woes haunt Cougars
Shooting just 30 percent from the field, Zumbrota-Mazeppa was outscored 24-18 in the second half in a 47-40 loss to Bethlehem Academy Friday in Zumbrota.By: R-E Sports Staff, The Republican Eagle
Shooting just 30 percent from the field, Zumbrota-Mazeppa was outscored 24-18 in the second half in a 47-40 loss to Bethlehem Academy Friday in Zumbrota.
Lucas Ziemba paced the Cougars with 16 points of 6 of 11 shooting. Kevin Niebuhr added 10 points and a team-high eight rebounds, and Nathaniel Rauen had seven points.
Z-M struggled mightily from 3-point range, shooting 4-for-21 from beyond the arc.
The Cougars also had trouble converting on the free-throw line, going 4 of 11.
Looking for its first win, Z-M (0-2) hosts La Crescent on Tuesday.
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