Basketball Recap: Make It Seven in a Row for Rich

Rebels

Previous Games

01/11/25 vs Big Piney	38-29
01/10/25 vs Kemmerer	43-36
01/04/25 vs Tintic	52-23
12/28/24 @ Manila	46-44
12/20/24 vs Grace	43-40
+ 2 more games

Rich entered their tilt with Big Piney on Saturday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They walked away with a 38-29 win over the Big Piney Punchers. The Rebels have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Punchers, too.

Rich's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kira Jolley, who went 5 of 10 on her way to 14 points. Those 14 points gave Jolley a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Paige Smith, who posted six points and eight rebounds.

Rich's victory bumped their record up to 10-1. As for Big Piney, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-6.

Rich wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 54-34 win against Farson-Eden on the 11th. As for Big Piney, they will square off against Pinedale at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Pinedale knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine matches -- so hopefully Big Piney likes a good challenge.