Basketball Recap: West Wendover Falls Despite Big Games from Estaban Correa and Adryan Carlos

Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, West Wendover couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They took a 48-35 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Incline Highlanders on Saturday. It was the first time this season that the Wolverines let down their fans at home.

Estaban Correa

Points

02/15/25 vs Incline	17
02/14/25 vs North Tahoe	31
02/08/25 vs North Tahoe	18
02/07/25 vs Incline	23

West Wendover's loss came despite strong showings from Adryan Carlos and Estaban Correa. Carlos dropped a double-double with 18 points and ten boards, while Correa went 7-for-17 on his way to 17 points. Correa is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 17 or more in each of the last four games he's played.

Tommy Williams was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double with 31 points and 12 rebounds for Incline. That makes it eight consecutive games in which Williams has scored at least a third of Incline's points. Lucas MacDonald was another key player, putting up six points.

West Wendover's loss dropped their record down to 24-5. As for Incline, they are on a roll lately: they've won 18 of their last 19 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-6 record this season.

The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. West Wendover will take on Needles at 5:10 p.m. on Friday. Needles will roll in looking for their 31st straight victory, something West Wendover surely won't give up without a fight. As for Incline, they will square off against Lincoln County at 8:30 p.m. on Friday. Lincoln County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.1 points per game this season.