The AHSTW Vikings found a way to rally in the fourth quarter and pull out a 60-53 win over Audubon on Friday night. The Vikings trailed much of the game but Raydden Grobe and Sam Porter came up big in the fourth quarter to improve their record to 13-2. Grobe scored 11 of his game high 20 points in the fourth and Porter made 7 straight free throws down the stretch to seal the victory. AHSTW Head Coach GG Harris thought his guys showed some guts in the win.
The Vikings made 11 of 14 free throws in the second half, where as the Wheelers were only 7 of 17. Audubon led from late in the first quarter at 12-11 until midway through the fourth quarter when a Raydden Grobe three put the Vikings in front 49-48. The Vikings would never trail the rest of the way. Foul trouble was a problem all night for both teams with a total of 48 fouls called and two players fouled out
Porter finished with 15 points and Brayden Lund had a big night off the bench for AHSTW with 14. The Vikings will travel to Missouri Valley on Tuesday.
Audubon had three players finish in double figures; Marcus Olsen 13, Skyler Schultes 11, and Ethan Klocke 10. Audubon falls to 6-8 and will travel to IKM-Manning on Monday.