The Detroit Lakes boys' basketball team kept up their hot pace with a convincing 79-62 victory in Fergus Falls Saturday.
It was another Section 8-3A win for the Lakers (10-2), as they continued their quest for a top two or three seed in the playoffs.
Junior guard Joe Mollberg dumped in seven field goals for a team-high 19 points, while nabbing 10 rebounds for his double-double.
Senior guard Connor McLeod added 14 points, while junior guard Rick Hutchinson went for 13 and junior post Brian Labat had 12.
The Lakers controlled the boards with 32 in the game, with Labat hauling in seven.
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Next in line is securing the Mid-State Conference, which could start to happen when DL travels to Crosby-Ironton (6-6) Friday for a 7:30 p.m. start.
The Lakers will host No. 10 ranked in Class 2A Pequot Lakes (9-3) Tuesday for a big conference game. DL already has one win against the Patriots, and another one Tuesday will give the Lakers a comfortable gap in the Mid-State rankings.
DL leads the conference with a 4-0 record, while the Pats are 3-1 and Wadena-Deer Creek also stands at 3-1.
Laker results
Detroit Lakes at Fergus Falls, Saturday, Jan. 15.
Lakers 79, Otters 62
DL scoring (2-3-ftm-fta-pts) -- Joe Mollberg 7-0-5-6-19; Connor McLeod 2-2-4-5-14; Rick Hutchinson 3-1-4-4-13; Brian Labat 5-0-2-5-12; Josh Stalberger 5-0-0-1-10; Kirk McLeod 2-0-3-4-7; Jon Gilson 2-0-0-0-4; Connor Hedstrom 0-0-0-2-0. TEAM: 26-3-18-27-79.
Stats (rbd-steal-assists) -- Mollberg 10-3-1; C. McLeod 1-4-2; Hutchinson 2-2-0; Labat 7-0-3; Stalberger 3-2-1; K. McLeod 2-1-1; Gilson 3-0-0; Long 1-0-0; Hedstrom 3-2-5. TEAM: 32-14-13.
