Basketball Recap: Williston-Elko Picks Up Fourth Consecutive Victory

Blue Devils

Previous 4 Games

01/09/25 @ Hunter-Kinard-Tyler	41-28
01/07/25 vs Horse Creek Academy	52-8
12/28/24 vs Ridge Spring-Monetta	43-38
12/23/24 @ Allendale-Fairfax	46-31

Williston-Elko waltzed into their match on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 41-28 victory over the Hunter-Kinard-Tyler Trojans. For the Blue Devils, this counts as revenge for the 38-24 win the Trojans walked away with the last time they faced one another back in February of 2024.

Williston-Elko has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.0 points per game. As for Hunter-Kinard-Tyler, with the loss, they broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-3.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Williston-Elko will take on Blackville-Hilda at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Hunter-Kinard-Tyler, they will venture away from home to face off against Ridge Spring-Monetta at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Ridge Spring-Monetta is on a three-game streak of home wins, Hunter-Kinard-Tyler a eight-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season)-- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.