Preview: Riverton Wolverines vs. Star Valley Braves
Riverton and Star Valley are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2020, but not for long. The Riverton Wolverines will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Star Valley Braves at 6:00 p.m. on March 1st. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Thursday, Riverton faced Evanston in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Riverton snuck past Evanston with a 48-42 victory.
Riverton had a senior duo take command as Parker Paxton scored 15 points along with three steals and Darrick DeVries scored 11 points along with seven rebounds. Paxton hasn't dropped below 15 points for three straight games.
Meanwhile, Star Valley was able to grind out a solid victory over Green River last Thursday, taking the game 62-50. The win made it back-to-back wins for Star Valley.
Riverton now has a winning record of 12-11. As for Star Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season.
Riverton couldn't quite finish off Star Valley when the teams last played back in February and fell 56-54. Can Riverton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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