Basketball Recap: Garfield-Palouse Skates Past Dayton with Ease

Vikings

Team Score

01/11/25 @ Dayton	71
12/07/24 @ Waitsburg	66
12/13/24 @ St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse	62
12/21/24 vs Tekoa-Rosalia	61
01/03/25 vs Oakesdale	60

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Garfield-Palouse). They claimed a resounding 71-17 win over the Dayton Bulldogs. The Vikings have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matchups by 26 points or more this season.

Garfield-Palouse has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.0 points per game. As for Dayton, they now have a losing record at 7-8.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Garfield-Palouse will head out to face off against Liberty Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Liberty Christian's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five games. As for Dayton, they will venture away from home to square off against Pomeroy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.