The Mustangs lost their first four games of the season but went into their matchup with the Warhawks off of a win over Greene County. PCM fought back and forth with North Mahaska throughout the game until the Mustangs pulled away thanks to Grant Landgrebe knocking down five consecutive free throws. The Mustangs won, 54-50. Andrew Mitchell led the way with 17 points, six rebounds, four assists, and five steals.
The win led the Mustangs to win ten of their next 17 games, including victories over East Marshall, South Hardin, and Woodward-Granger in the playoffs. The Mustangs finished 11-11 with a substate semifinal loss to Des Moines Christian.
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Leading the way for the Mustangs was Senior Andrew Mitchell, who shot 43% from the field and averaged over 13 points per game. Second on the team in scoring was Junior Carson Vandelune, who shot 31% from three-point range and averaged right at 13 points per game. Rounding out the productivity was Junior Durant Van Dyke, who averaged nine points and nine rebounds per game.
The Mustangs will have two starters returning next season, who are Vandelune and Van Dyke. Mitchell, Gatlin Boell, and Grant Landgrebe all will be graduating. A key player to watch for next season will be Sophomore August Stock, who appeared in 19 games this past winter.
The PCM Mustangs basketball teams went on one of their longest road trips of the season and returned to Monroe with a split against the Trojans of Fairfield Monday night, as heard on the KRLS3 stream at kniakrls.com. The girls fell 44-30 and are now 1-12 on the year while the boys won 74-46 to even up their record at 6-6.
The PCM girls had about as rough a first half as a team could have, only scoring two points in each of the first two quarters, and trailed 22-4 going into the break. None of their starters managed to find the basket. The second half was a much different story. The Mustangs came out with a more physical press defense and it sparked their offense in the process. Lilli Baird led the way with 13 points and Emma George had six on their way to out scoring Fairfield 26-22 in the latter half of the ball game.
In the only basketball game in the area Monday, the PCM Mustangs played host to the North Mahaska Warhawks in a boys only matchup, with the home team squeaking out the nailbiter 54-50.
The Mustangs came out strong, and held onto a 16-12 lead after one. The first half went by fairly quickly as there wasn’t a single travel call and neither team reached the bonus. North Mahaska made an effort before going into the locker room, scoring twice in the final 30 seconds to make it 27-26 with PCM still ahead.
That momentum by the Warhawks carried over to the third quarter as the Mustangs found themselves down 39-30 almost immediately. Head Coach Jeff Lorensen used a couple timeouts to calm his team down, and was the beneficiary of a Warhawk technical foul. This allowed PCM to claw their way out of another hole.
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