Basketball Recap: Upton Takes Down HEM in a Playoff Battle

Bobcats

Margin (Wins)

02/22/25 vs Casper Christian	64
12/13/24 vs Hulett	56
02/08/25 vs Hulett	55
02/21/25 @ Hulett	49
01/31/25 @ Midwest	49

With a playoff win on the line, Upton rose to the challenge on Thursday. They blew past the HEM Miners, posting a 57-14 victory. The Bobcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matchups by 43 points or more this season.

Upton is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.9 points on average over those games. With the defeat, HEM broke their nine-game winning streak and moved their record to 14-6.

Upton does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for HEM, they will head out to square off against Lingle-Fort Laramie at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday. Lingle-Fort Laramie will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something HEM surely won't give up without a fight.