Fighting Bees Win 13^th Straight Despite Scare

The number two ranked St. Ambrose Fighting Bees continued its march through the Midwest Classic Conference with a 94-87 victory over the Mt. Mercy Mustangs on Saturday.

The win was the 13^th in a row and has improved the Bees to 28-3 overall and 12-1 in the MCC.

Six Fighting Bees were in double figures, led by junior Ryan Johnson’s 18 points. Matt Fitzpatrick (14), Karl Petersen (13), Curtis Clark (13), Chad Tancil (10) and Freddy Lofombo (10) were also in double figures.

The Mustangs hit 11 of its first 13 shots to jump out to a 26-10 lead. The Bees slowly chipped away at the lead and took a 42-41 lead into the locker room.

The Bees used a 16-6 run midway through the second half to build its lead to 17, from there they never looked back.

The Mustangs, who shot 57.6-percent from the field, were led by Brian Buerman’s 17 points.

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