Together, they sparked DeKalb to two major runs against Galesburg Tuesday and led the Barbs to a 64-43 sectional semifinal win at Sterling. They're both 6-4, and once they get the ball, they're pretty tough to defend. When I wasn't open, he was, and it was the same thing. Diedrich led with 22 points, but it was two key baskets from Battista that gave DeKalb momentum. Battista outdid that with a crowd-pleasing dunk on a Galesburg foul in the third quarter.
Dunks are really cool, but coach just cares about the two points.
That was huge momentum for us. Diedrich and Battista drained eight and seven points, respectively, in the third quarter. Battista finished with 14 points, while Erik Jaske had 11 points and eight rebounds. Galesburg did beat DeKalb in rebounds, 30-23. Jeremy Pickrel led the Silver Streaks with nine.