Basketball Recap: Whitehorse Skates Past Monticello with Ease

Raiders

Margin (Wins)

01/15/25 vs Rough Rock	73
11/22/24 @ Tintic	45
01/16/25 vs Pinnacle	43
12/17/24 @ Monticello	35
01/24/25 vs Monticello	33

There's no place like home for Whitehorse, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Wednesday. They claimed a resounding 75-42 win over the Monticello Buckaroo. The Raiders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matchups by 33 points or more this season.

Whitehorse found their leader in sophomore Keiarra Martin, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and ten boards. Another player making a difference was Heidi Clark, who posted 14 points.

Whitehorse was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Monticello lost on Friday despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Maron Freestone, who scored nine points and four steals. Freestone has been hot, having posted three or more steals the last five times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Braylee Freestone, who earned five points in addition to five rebounds and three steals.

Whitehorse pushed their record up to 10-4 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.0 points per game. As for Monticello, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost ten of their last 12 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-13 record this season.

Whitehorse didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 56-52 win against Red Mesa on the 27th. As for Monticello, they will take on Grand County at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Monticello has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.