Basketball Recap: Wisdom Skates Past Van Buren with Ease

Pioneers

Margin (Wins)

01/17/25 vs East Grand	60
01/07/25 vs Madawaska	54
01/08/25 @ Madawaska	54
01/29/25 vs Madawaska	49
01/10/25 @ East Grand	47

Wisdom's game last Monday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Wednesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Van Buren Crusaders 58-12. The Pioneers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matchups by 22 points or more this season.

Wisdom's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-2. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 22.0 points per game. As for Van Buren, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-14 record this season.

Wisdom won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Washburn at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Wisdom's defense has only allowed 27.1 points per game this season, so Washburn's offense will have their work cut out for them. Van Buren does not have any more games scheduled as of now.