Back-and-forth runs in the 4th quarter led to an overtime win for the Pella Christian boys basketball team as the Eagles split a non-conference doubleheader Saturday at Van Meter, as heard on 92.1 KRLS.

The Eagles boys knocked off the Bulldogs 59-53, while the shorthanded Pella Christian girls fell 42-32. In the boys nightcap, Pella Christian opened with an 8-2 lead, but foul trouble and ice-cold shooting put them behind by several possessions for the majority of the contest; the Eagles shot just 23% in the 1st half.

Down by 11 at one point and nine to start the 4th quarter, the Eagles rallied with a 9-0 run in the 4th, only to fall behind by seven again late in the quarter.

Pella Christian closed the 4th on a 7-0 stretch, with a tap in offensive rebound by Eric Mulder tying the game with 15 seconds remaining. After falling behind by two in the overtime period, the Eagles capped the game with two Lucas Hol buckets that gave them the final lead, as they outscored the Bulldogs 9-1 in the final two minutes.

Down three opening day starters, the Pella Christian girls led 5-3 after the first quarter in their loss to Van Meter. The Bulldogs nearly held the Eagles scoreless in the 2nd quarter to take a halftime lead 14-7, but the Pella Christian girls kept fighting, pulling the game back within one possession late in the 3rd, but without Allison Van Gorp and Avery Baugh, they couldn’t keep pace late. Joslyn Terpstra and Anna Bonnett each scored 11 points in the effort.

The Eagles boys are now 10-10 overall, and the girls drop to 8-11; both return to Eagle Lane for senior night against Oskaloosa Tuesday.