Recap: Wray Eagles vs. Wiggins Tigers
The Wray Eagles won the last time they faced the Wiggins Tigers, and things went their way on Thursday too. Wray strolled past Wiggins with points to spare, taking the game 53-38. Given Wray's advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 76th, while Wiggins is ranked 212th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
AB Ruiz was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on ten points and 13 rebounds. He hasn't dropped below two blocks for eight straight games. Another player making a difference was Rafael Trejo, who scored 11 points along with three steals and two blocks.
Jackson Adams and Jack Epple certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Adams scored 12 points along with five rebounds, while Epple scored seven points along with eight rebounds and two blocks. Epple is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for three games straight. The team also got some help courtesy of Marcus Steinbar, who scored six points along with two steals.
Wray is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 11-8 record this season. As for Wiggins, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-12.
Wray will face off against Caliche at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Caliche is coming into the contest with six straight wins on the road, so Wray will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Wiggins, they will square off against Akron at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Wiggins focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 19 on Thursday.
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