BEREA, Ohio – Mount Union's men's basketball team beat Baldwin Wallace 94-64 in an Ohio Athletic Conference matchup on Wednesday evening.

The Purple Raiders (9-5, 6-1 OAC) had four players scoring in double figures with senior Marcus Steele (Solon) leading the way with a game-high 20 points, fifth year Christian Parker (Canton / GlenOak) added in 18 points. Sophomore Elijah Farrington (Massillon / Massillon Washington) and freshman Chance Casenhiser (Uniontown / Lake) both scored 15 to round out the Raiders in double digits, with Farrington grabbing 14 rebounds to record his fifth straight double-double.

The Yellow Jackets (7-7, 3-4 OAC) were led by AJ Pestello who scored a team-high 18 points and Myles Reynolds who added in 10.

Mount Union jumped out to an early 14-0 lead just four minutes into the game, Baldwin Wallace would answer with a 9-3 run however to cut the lead down to 19-12 with 12:39 remaining in the first half. However, the Raiders would then go on a massive 20-6 run over the next 6:49 of game time to push their lead out to 21 with just under six minutes to play in the first half. Mount Union would continue to build on their lead over the final six minutes of the half taking a 25-point, 51-26 lead into the halftime break.

The Yellow Jackets would never be able to get closer than 21 over the course of the second half as the Raiders would go on to win 94-64.

The Raiders are on the road again next when they travel to Ada to take on Ohio Northern in an OAC matchup on Saturday, January 18 at 3 p.m.