Basketball Recap: Sugar-Salem Extends Winning Streak to 16

Diggers

Previous Games

01/17/25 vs Teton	69-33
01/10/25 @ Snake River	64-22
01/08/25 vs American Falls	58-24
01/04/25 vs Kimberly	60-42
01/03/25 @ Bear Lake	50-39
+ 11 more games

Sugar-Salem put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past the Teton Timberwolves 69-33. The Diggers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matches by 25 points or more this season.

Sugar-Salem's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Monika Nead led the charge by going 7 for 15 on her way to 18 points and seven rebounds. Another player making a difference was Andee Petterson, who posted 11 points in addition to six assists and four steals.

Sugar-Salem smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in 11 consecutive contests.

Sugar-Salem pushed their record up to 16-0 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home. As for Teton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-3.

Sugar-Salem has already played their next game (against Filer), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Teton will host Jackson Hole at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.