Basketball Recap: Wall Skates Past White River with Ease

Eagles

Margin (Wins)

01/11/25 vs Bennett County	48
02/06/25 vs White River	45
01/24/25 vs New Underwood	38
01/18/25 vs Lead-Deadwood	37
12/12/24 vs Hot Springs	35

Wall was handed a heart-breaking three-point defeat in their last match, but they sure didn't let that happen against White River on Thursday. The Wall Eagles simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the White River Tigers 69-24. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 20 points or more this season.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Wall to victory, but perhaps none more so than Emmet Dinger, who shot 5-for-9 from long range and dropped a double-double with 22 points and ten rebounds. Dinger has been hot recently, having posted eight or more boards the last three times he's played. Jace Mohr was another key player, going 6 of 9 to rack up 13 points in addition to seven assists and seven rebounds.

Wall smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in ten consecutive contests.

Wall's victory bumped their record up to 9-6. As for White River, their loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-11.

Wall didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 68-35 win against Faith on the 8th. As for White River, they will take on Bridgewater/Emery at 1:30 p.m. on February 15th.