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MANKATO -- Junior post player Sawyer Tordsen delivered a double-double performance to guide the Fairmont Cardinals to a 57-49 triumph over the St. Croix Lutheran Crusaders during the opening-round of the Bethany Lutheran College/Kwik Trip Holiday Basketball Tournament on Tuesday night in Mankato.
Tordsen scorched the Younge Gym nets on 10-for-16 field-goal shooting effort to account for a team-best 21 points to complement his 10-rebound outing.
Fairmont (3-3) advances to face Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial (6-2) in the invitational's semifinals at 6:30 p.m. tonight in the North Gym on the BLC campus. The Knights toppled previously unbeaten Maple River (6-1), 54-48, during Tuesday's first of three rounds.
Zach Jorgensen connected on two 3-pointers to help pace his 11-point effort to complement grabbing eight rebounds and distributing five assists for the Cardinals.
Armando Hernandez contributed 10 points and six rebounds to Fairmont's winning ways, while teammate Jacob Crissinger knocked down a pair of trifectas to highlight his eight-point effort.
David Maakestad doled out four assists for the Cardinals, who sank 23 of 53 field goals overall, including 4 of 16 from behind the 3-point arc. Fairmont also made 7 of 13 free throws on the game.
Tordsen, Jorgensen and Hernandez helped the Cardinals to a 36-29 rebounding advantage over the Crusaders.
Jaden Neish poured in a game-best 28 points on the strength of a game-high seven 3-pointers. Neish netted 20 of SCL's 30 second-half points.
Omarion Miller tossed in 15 points for the Crusaders.
St. Clair (5-1) faces Mankato Loyola (5-1) in tonight's 8:30 p.m. championship semifinal in the North Gym. St. Clair topped New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva, 68-55, during Tuesday's first round, while Loyola downed Minnesota Valley Lutheran, 74-54.
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Editor’s Note: This story will appear in Thursday’s sports section of the Sentinel. Due to an early deadline Tuesday night, the report did not make Wednesday’s printed edition.