By Alex Benzegala
Panhandle Post
Sidney 72, Alliance 41
On Thursday evening, Alliance faced a tough matchup as the 8th seed against the #1 seeded Sidney Red Raiders, and while the Bulldogs took some positives from the game, it wasn't enough in the 72-41 defeat.
Sophomore Espen Lanik had a strong game with four 3-point makes to finish with a game high 14-points. Junior Seth Meyring had 11, Senior Tristen Timbers had 8, Senior Fillipo Bandera had five and Sophomore Lexton Salcido had three points.
One issue for Alliance was that they scored only 14 first half points, before finishing the 2nd half strong with 27. Landen Riddle and Reid Fiscus each scored 17 points for Sidney.
The Bulldogs now faced Sterling tonight (Friday) at 6:30 p.m at the Gering main gym.