Basketball Game Preview: Woodcreek Timberwolves vs. Ponderosa Bruins

The Woodcreek Timberwolves are taking a road trip to take on the Ponderosa Bruins at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Woodcreek is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.2 points per game this season.

Woodcreek is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Bella Vista: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Woodcreek blew Bella Vista out of the water with a 71-21 final score. With the Timberwolves ahead 44-19 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.

Ryan Nair continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a triple-double on 19 points, 11 assists, and 11 steals. She is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 27 games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Summer Hennessy, who went 6 of 10 en route to 13 points.

Meanwhile, Ponderosa came up short against Inderkum on Wednesday and fell 44-31. The defeat continues a trend for the Bruins in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now lost four in a row.

The victory was the third in a row for Woodcreek, bringing their record for this year to 11-9. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.3 points per game. As for Ponderosa, their loss dropped their record down to 20-2.

Woodcreek came up short against Ponderosa when the teams last played on January 3rd, falling 63-55. Can Woodcreek avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.