River Road was the 45-40 winner over Dalhart when they last played one another back in February of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The River Road Wildcats lost to the Dalhart Wolves on the road by a 51-37 margin on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 684th, while the Wolves are ranked 312th).
| 01/21/25 @ Dalhart | 2 |
| 01/17/25 @ Bushland | 2 |
| 01/14/25 vs Childress | 4 |
Loss or not, River Road got some senior leadership from Dadrian Wallace and Alex Warren. Wallace posted 15 points, while Warren scored eight points in addition to six boards and four steals. Wallace has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Manuel Velarde, who had three points.
River Road dropped their record down to 12-8 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Dalhart, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 17 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season.
River Road has already played their next matchup, a 41-39 victory against Canadian on the 24th. As for Dalhart, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 66-43 win against Tulia on the 24th.
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