Basketball Recap: Wednesday's Win Is Blackfoot's Sixth in Last Eight Outings

Austin Arave

Points

01/29/25 @ Skyline	23
01/25/25 vs Burley	18
01/23/25 vs Madison	26
01/21/25 vs Idaho Falls	20
01/17/25 vs Skyline	20

Blackfoot won the last time they faced Skyline, and Austin Arave did his part to make sure it happened again. The Blackfoot Broncos were the clear victor by a 72-50 margin over the Skyline Grizzlies on Wednesday thanks in part to Arave, who shot 5-for-8 from deep and almost dropped a double-double on 23 points and nine assists. His evening made it eight games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points.

Blackfoot has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.8 points per game. As for Skyline, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-13.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Blackfoot will take on Hillcrest at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hillcrest will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Blackfoot surely won't give up without a fight. As for Skyline, they will challenge Bonneville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.