Recap: Thunder Basin Bolts vs. Kelly Walsh Trojans
The Thunder Basin Bolts waltzed into their contest Saturday with two straight wins but they left with three. The stars were shining brightly for them in a 54-40 victory over Kelly Walsh. That's another feather in the cap for Thunder Basin, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Thunder Basin was led to victory by Kambel Cox and Brooke Kendrick. Cox scored 12 points, while Kendrick scored 14 points. The match was Cox's third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Addison Rouse, who scored seven points along with five rebounds.
Kelly Walsh lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Peyton Hill, who scored six points along with eight rebounds and three steals. Those eight rebounds set a new season-high mark for her. The team also got some help courtesy of Lillian Hudson, who scored seven points.
Thunder Basin's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Kelly Walsh, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Thunder Basin and Evanston will face off on December 16th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Evanston will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Wyoming Rankings (they are ranked 64th, while Thunder Basin is ranked 18th). Kelly Walsh will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Sheridan at 3:30 p.m. on January 11, 2024.
