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Bayless Boys Even the Score with Brentwood

The Eagles were behind from the start, in the Friday game.

Bayless boys basketball lost to Brentwood at home last year, and came to the Eagles' home court on Friday with a plan to even the score. They did it convincingly.

“They beat us by one point at our place,” Bayless’ Munir Hirkic told STLtoday.com. “So we had a bit of a chip on our shoulder and we came out ready to play.”

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STLtoday.come reported on the game at Brentwood, which the Bronchos won, 70-44.

Bayless (8-3) got 20 points from Hirkic and a team-high 26 from Patrick Triplett – 17 in the second half – as it improved to 2-0 in the conference. Brentwood (6-6, 0-1) was led by junior guard Will Erby, who scored 15.

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The Bronchos didn’t waste any time taking control in the opening minutes. They hit their first three shots for a 6-0 lead, while Brentwood opened the game 0-for-7 from the floor.

Brentwood didn’t score until a short jumper from Marc Powells with 3:05 left in the quarter. The Eagles finished the quarter 2-for-10 from the field as Bayless led 14-4 after one.

Hirkic then stepped forward in the second, scoring 11 points, to help the Bronchos take a commanding 35-14 lead at halftime.

Read the complete article on STLtoday.com.


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