Kittel Scores 42 In Wrenshall Victory

January 16th, 2014

Tyler Peterson-NSO

The Wrenshall Wrens got back on the winning track Wednesday night after dropping four consecutive games. The Wrens beat the Northeast Range Nighthawks handily, 84-47.

The Wrens got out to a large lead at halftime leading 53-22. The Wrens would continue to dominate the game as they would outscore the Nighthawks in the second half 31-25 on their way to snapping their losing streak by winning 84-47.

Leading the Wrens to the victory was Jared Kittel who put up an impressive 42 points in the victory. Jessie Ellerbe scored 8 in the win, Andrew Frank pitched in 7, Aaron Adkins and Marcus Virginia each scored 6 points, Luke Vine added 5, Trent Olson and Dustin Shelton tallied 4, and Hunter Pauly rounded out the win with 2 points.

In the loss for the Nighthawks, Kyle Durbin scored 13 points, Dylan Scherer added 10, Brody Skala notched 8 points, Alex Scholl added 6, Carl Vraa and Jimi Obanor each had 4, and Travis Loewen topped it off with 2.

The Wrens improve to 7-5 on the season and will match up with the Two Harbors Agates (6-5) on January 17th in Two Harbors. The Northeast Range Nighthawks fall to 1-10 on the season.

Tyler Peterson can be contacted at tpeterson@northlandsportsonline.com