STORY CITY — As the old saying goes, “third time is a charm.” Well, while it may be true that last night’s game was a charm to watch, it did not work out so well for the Collins-Maxwell-Baxter Raiders on Monday.

In their third matchup against the Roland-Story Norsemen this season, the Raiders came within a few centimeters of pulling off the upset in the opening round of the 2A tournament. Despite losing by double figures in both previous matchups this season, the Raiders took the Norsemen to overtime, but lost 64-62.

The game opened with R-S senior Ryan Skaar torching the Raiders from all over the court. He drained shot after shot, swishing open 3-pointers with ease over the 1-3-1 zone presented by CMB. After a reverse layup and another 3-pointer, the Norsemen had their biggest lead of the game at 30-18 with two minutes to go before halftime.