Jalen Rima scored 19 points to lead the Prairie boys basketball team in a 62-56 loss to Ames on Saturday at Prairie.

After a 9-9 first quarter, the Little Cyclones pulled away for a 32-26 halftime lead and the Prairie Hawks were unable to come entirely back.

Mitch Lorenz chipped in 11 points for Prairie (6-8).

Colby Shane powered Ames (9-5) with 22 points.

AMES (62): Mumm 0 1-2 1, Shane 5 8-8 22, Rathe 2 3-4 8, Stohlmeyer 1 0-1 3, Steyer 5 4-4 15, Choul 0 0-0 0, Frankl 0 0-0 0, White 5 1-2 11, Agabaji 0 1-2 1, Weiss 1 0-0 2. Totals 18 18-23 62.

PRAIRIE (56): Clark 1 2-2 4, Fisher 0 0-0 0, Drahos 3 2-3 9, Brown 0 0-0 0, Rima 7 4-4 19, Meeker 0 0-0 0, Boldt 2 0-0 4, Lorenz 3 2-2 11, Schroder 3 0-0 5, Simpson 0 1-1 1. Totals 19 11-13 56.

Halftime – Ames 32, Prairie 26. 3-point goals – Ames 8 (Shane 4, Steyes 2, Rathe, Stohlmeyer), Prairie 7 (Lorenz 3, Schroder 2, Drahos, Rima).