Basketball Recap: Make It Seven in a Row for Pendleton

Bulldogs

Previous Games

02/04/25 @ West-Oak	50-37
01/31/25 vs Walhalla	57-44
01/29/25 vs Belton-Honea Path	65-57
01/24/25 @ Crescent	54-44
01/17/25 vs West-Oak	49-43
+ 2 more games

Pendleton extended their winning streak to seven games thanks to a huge performance from Garon Blalock. The Pendleton Bulldogs came out on top against the West-Oak Warriors by a score of 50-37 on Tuesday thanks in part to Blalock, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 11 boards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points.

When it comes to explaining why West-Oak lost, don't look at Brett Winegard. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 16 points and 12 rebounds. Winegard is on a roll when it comes to boards, as he's now pulled down nine or more in the last three games he's played. Harry Burgess was another key player, putting up eight points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals.

Pendleton's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-12. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.0 points per game. As for West-Oak, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-19.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Pendleton will head out to challenge Belton-Honea Path at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Pendleton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.4 points per game this season. As for West-Oak, they will head out on the road to square off against Walhalla at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Walhalla also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 54.1 points per game.