Bloomfield, Missouri - The Bernie Mules take down the Puxico Indians in a SCAA battle at the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament 73-56 to reach the Consolation Title Game!

Nate Dillinger led the Mules with 33 points hitting 13 buckets, 1 trey and was 4/6 at the charity stripe.

Michael Suiter recorded 19 points on 9 buckets and one from the free throw line.

Jayce Burke tallied one 3-pointer.

Levi Woods was the leading scorer for the Puxico Indians with 23 points. He was perfect at the charity stripe 4/4 and added one 3-pointer to his 8 field goals.

Dalton King and Braiden Jones tallied 14 and 12 points respectively for the Indians.

Final Score Bernie 73, Puxico 56

Bernie   17   12   22   22  -  73

Puxico   11   13   17   15  -  56

Bernie (73) - Jayce Burk 5, Ridge Littleton 8, Michael Suiter 19, Josh Ellenburg 4, Nate Dillinger 33, Dalton Hobgood 4.  FG 32, FT 7/11, F 15. (3-pointers: Burk 1, Dillinger 1. Fouled Out: None).

Puxico (56) - Levi Woods 23, Braiden Jones 12, Dalton King 14, Brady Hart 3, Andrew Geohagan 4.  FG 19, FT 13/16, F 16. (3-pointers: Woods 1, Jones 1, King 2, Hart 1.  Fouled Out: None).

Bernie will play Twin Rivers for the Consolation Title on Thursday, December 29th at 4:00 p.m.