Basketball Recap: West Side Drops Highest Score of Season Against Malad

Pirates

Team Score

02/05/25 @ Malad	75
01/11/25 vs Wendell	70
12/14/24 vs Fruitland	65
12/21/24 @ Marsh Valley	64
12/20/24 vs Firth	61

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask West Side). They were the clear victor by a 75-54 margin over the Malad Dragons on Wednesday. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Idaho basketball rankings (they are ranked 25th, while the Dragons are ranked 92nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

West Side's victory bumped their record up to 13-5. As for Malad, they have also traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-13 record this season.

West Side has already played their next match (against Aberdeen), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Malad will host Soda Springs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.