Utopia triumphant thanks to a strong effort from Taylor Wiekamp
By Team Reports
Nov 30, 2023, 12:41pm
Recap: Utopia Buffaloes vs. Junction Eagles
The Utopia Buffaloes entered their tilt with the Junction Eagles with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Utopia sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 55-52 win over Junction on Tuesday. For Utopia, this counts as revenge for the 73-63 loss Junction walked away with the last time they faced one another back in November of 2022.
Taylor Wiekamp was a one-man wrecking crew for Utopia as he dropped a double-double on 18 points and 10 rebounds. That makes it two consecutive games in which Wiekamp has scored at least 25% of Utopia's points. Charlie Leman was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with 8 rebounds.
Utopia's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Junction, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-3.
Utopia is on the road again on Thursday and play against D'Hanis at 10:00 a.m. on November 30th. Junction will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Grape Creek at 6:30 p.m. on December 15th.
