Basketball Recap: Wendell Drops Highest Score of Season Against Malad

Trojans

Team Score

01/30/25 vs Malad	73
01/28/25 @ The Ambrose School	67
01/24/25 vs Aberdeen	67
12/10/24 vs Kimberly	66
01/23/25 @ Melba	63

Wendell waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They walked away with a 73-62 victory over the Malad Dragons. The Trojans' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.

Wendell's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jarrett Borges led the charge by going 6 for 11 from beyond the arc en route to 23 points and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordon Swainston, who went 9 of 20 on his way to 20 points and five assists.

Wendell is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.6 points per game. As for Malad, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-12.

Wendell has already played their next contest (against Filer), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Malad will head out to take on Aberdeen at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Malad is facing Aberdeen at the right time seeing as Aberdeen is stuck on a four-game losing streak.