Basketball Recap: Middleton Skates Past Skyview with Ease

Vikings

Team Score

12/17/24 @ Skyview	82
12/12/24 vs Vallivue	78
12/03/24 vs Columbia	70
11/19/24 @ Boise	61
11/26/24 @ Twin Falls	59

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Middleton). They took their matchup on Tuesday with ease, bagging an 82-23 victory over the Skyview Hawks. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 49-15.

Zoey Blackwell continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 7 of 13 en route to 17 points and seven steals. She is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed three or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Elsie Wyatt, who went 7 of 15 on her way to 18 points and three steals.

Middleton smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in three consecutive contests.

Middleton's record is now 7-1. As for Skyview, their loss was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-4.

Coincidentally, both will both be playing Caldwell the next time they take the court. Middleton will host Caldwell at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, while Skyview will host them at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.