Basketball Recap: Wheatland Comes Up Short in High-Profile Game with Buffalo

On Friday, Wheatland faced Buffalo in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Wheatland Bulldogs fell to the Buffalo Bison 57-51. The Bulldogs have struggled against the Bison recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.

Lily Anderson

Points

02/07/25 @ Buffalo	20
02/01/25 @ Newcastle	23
01/30/25 vs Burns	30
01/25/25 @ Rawlins	21
01/23/25 vs Torrington	22
01/16/25 vs Gering	38

Wheatland lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Lily Anderson, who posted 20 points. Her afternoon made it six games in a row in which she has scored at least 20 points. Another player making a difference was Karly Jones, who dropped a double-double with ten points and 11 boards.

Wheatland's loss dropped their record down to 13-5. As for Buffalo, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 8-5 record this season.

Looking ahead, Wheatland is taking a road trip to challenge Glenrock at 3:00 p.m. on February 15th. As for Buffalo, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 60-35 defeat against Torrington on the 8th.