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Cold second-half shooting doomed the Baldwin boys chances of repeating as champions of the Bulldog-Wildcat Classic.

Louisburg defeated the Bulldogs, 50-41, Friday in the tournament first-place contest.

Baldwin enjoyed a six-point halftime lead, 23-17, as the team executed well against the Wildcats’ 2-3 zone. But Louisburg stormed back in the third quarter, outscoring the Bulldogs by 10 points in the period.

“They switched up to a 3-2 zone and that gave us a little trouble,” said Baldwin coach Dustin Leochner. “We did a good job against the 2-3 zone, but we weren’t as savvy against the 3-2 zone. We haven’t seen it. We didn’t see it all last year.

“We got good looks. We weren’t stepping into the shots.”

Louisburg 50, Baldwin 41

BHS. 14. 9. 7. 11 - 41

LHS. 10. 7 17. 16 - 50

Baldwin - Tim Craig 8, Cornell Brown 6, Michael Burton 9, Colton Stark 2, Caleb Gaylord 8, Christian Gaylord 8

Louisburg - Patrick Storey 9, E. Steffy 15, Garrett Lesher 7, Corbin Wertz 5, Will Garza 2, Mesa Ribordy 6, Drew Carder 6

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