Lapwai is 9-1 against Potlatch since February of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Lapwai Wildcats will square off against the Potlatch Loggers at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in Lapwai's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 17 matchups.
Lapwai can now show off 16 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Monday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Troy 67-38 on the road. Given Lapwai's advantage in MaxPreps' Idaho basketball rankings (they are ranked tenth, while Troy is ranked 82nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Kase Wynott, who dropped a triple-double on 32 points, 15 rebounds, and 11 assists. That makes it six consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Lapwai's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Joseph Payne, who scored 11 points along with three steals.
Meanwhile, Potlatch had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.5 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They strolled past Kamiah with points to spare, taking the game 56-40.
Lapwai is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-2 record this season. As for Potlatch, their victory bumped their record up to 18-4.
Lapwai was able to grind out a solid win over Potlatch when the teams last played two weeks ago, winning 68-55. Will Lapwai repeat their success, or does Potlatch have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
