On Saturday, December 8th, the 6th Grade St. Louis Cardinals traveled to Columbus, IN and participated in the Battle of the Saints tournament which featured a total of 7 schools. In their first game the Cardinals took on the St. Charles Hawks from Bloomington and ended up losing 37-11. The Cardinals were led in scoring by Ben Miller with 5 points followed by Christian Mack with 3, Sam Laloge with 2, and Santiago Schutte with 1. Ryan Duerstock and Max Amberger led the rebounding effort with 5 for Ryan and 4 for Max. Others collecting rebounds were Laloge with 3, Adam Meer with 3, Schutte with 2, and Miller, Mack, Zavier Tekulve, Marc Meneses, and Max Richardson each with 1.
In the their second game the Cardinals took on St. Marys from North Vernon and despite hustling and playing a physical game ended up losing 48-25. St. Louis was led in scoring by Ben Miller with 10 points followed by Henry Wanstrath with 5, Sam Laloge with 3, Ryan Duerstock with 3, Adam Meer with 2, and Max Amberger with 2. Sam Laloge did a great job on the glass with 11 rebounds followed by Duerstock with 6, Meer with 5, Amberger with 4, Wanstrath with 3, Miller with 2, Santiago Schutte with 2, and Christian Mack with 2. This game was a good measuring stick for the Cardinals since they played St. Marys to start their season. It was clearly evident that the boys have improved throughout the year!
Courtesy of Cardinals Coach Coach Tekulve.