Basketball Recap: Rural Vista [Hope/White City] Skates Past Centre with Ease

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Rural Vista [Hope/White City]). They really took it to the Centre Cougars for the full four quarters, racking up a 77-23 win. With the Heat ahead 45-12 at the half, the match was all but over already.

Rural Vista [Hope/White City]'s success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Nathen Traynor led the charge by going 6 of 10 en route to 16 points and five steals. Those 16 points gave Traynor a new career-high. Gavin Carson was another key player, dropping a double-double on ten points and ten boards.

Rural Vista [Hope/White City] smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 23 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.

Rural Vista [Hope/White City]'s record now sits at 6-1. As for Centre, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Rural Vista [Hope/White City] has already played their next contest (against Little River), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Centre will challenge Elyria Christian on Friday. Elyria Christian will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Centre surely won't give up without a fight.