Joseph Vance leads a balanced attack to beat Weleetka

By Team Reports Feb 19, 2024, 11:14am

Recap: Wright City Lumberjax vs. Weleetka Outlaws

The Weleetka Outlaws typically have all the answers at home, but on Thursday the Wright City Lumberjax proved too difficult a challenge. They took down the Outlaws 69-54. Given Wright City's advantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 94th, while Weleetka is ranked 208th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Wright City's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Joseph Vance, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds. Vance has been hot recently, having posted two or more blocks the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kase Lindly, who scored 22 points along with two steals.

The victory made it two in a row for Wright City and bumps their season record up to 22-5. As for Weleetka, their loss ended an 11-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-5.

Wright City didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 67-63 victory vs. Rattan on the 17th. Weleetka has also already played their next contest, a 60-34 victory against Savanna on the 16th.

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