The Cardinals used a strong second half to get past Hope Lutheran 64-36 in LeRoy Friday night in a boys basketball game.

LeRoy/Ostrander (2-1 overall, 2-0 SEC) stepped up their defense by holding Hope Luetheran to 13 second half points, and limiting their 6-foot-6-inch post player Eeric Anderson to six points on the night.

L/O got five three-pointers from Kirk Nelson, who scored a career high 15 points.

The Cards outrebounded Hope Lutheran 44 to 24

L/O scoring: Nelson, 15; Josh Rowe, 15; Michael Knight, 10; Mark Miller, 9; Dylan Mackey, 8; Dominic Lazzara, 2; Mitch Scaglione, 2; Jesse Rannells, 2; free throws: 65 percent (11-for-17); rebounds: 44; turnovers: 10