Basketball Recap: Wayne Skates Past Midlakes with Ease

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Previous Games

01/06/26 - Home	70-42 W
02/25/25 - Home	78-17 W
02/04/25 - Away	68-37 W
01/03/25 - Home	84-40 W
02/06/24 - Home	87-51 W
+ 5 more games

Wayne won the last time they faced Midlakes and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Eagles breezed past the Screaming Eagles to the tune of 70-42. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 254th, while the Screaming Eagles are ranked 522nd) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.

Jesse Bennett and Colt Walker certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Bennett posted 13 points and five boards, while Walker earned six points and five rebounds. Those points were Walker's first of the season.

Wayne has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.8 points over those games. As for Midlakes, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-3.

Wayne has already played their next matchup (against Waterloo), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Midlakes also has no score uploaded for their next game, this one against Geneva.