Cardinal boys drop pair of games at Eagle Classic

Medical Lake’s boys basketball team was never able to fully recover from slow start in their final game of the Eagle Holiday Classic at West Valley High School falling to Greater Spokane League Rogers 66-56 Dec. 29.

Two days earlier the start was strong, but the finish not in a 72-71 loss to Lake Roosevelt in the Cardinals opening game against the 2B Raiders from Grand Coulee, Wash.

Medical Lake (2-1 Northeast A, 4-5 overall) watched as Rogers (3-8) sprinted to a 17-9 lead after the opening quarter and played basically even the rest of the way. The Cardinals got to within a point in the third...