Basketball Recap: West Branch Piles Up the Points Against Durant

West Branch had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They breezed by the Durant Wildcats to the tune of 66-36. That 30 point margin sets a new team best for the Bears this season.

West Branch's win bumped their record up to 5-8. As for Durant, they have also traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last nine matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-11 record this season.

West Branch will face off against Mid-Prairie at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in West Branch's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four games. Durant has already played their next contest (against Cascade), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.