Basketball Recap: Wayne Drops Season-High Score on Escalante

Badgers

Team Score

01/09/25 vs Escalante	71
12/28/24 @ Pinnacle	66
11/23/24 @ Grand County	56
12/06/24 @ Gunnison Valley	54
12/20/24 @ Draper APA	52

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Wayne). They were the clear victor by a 71-50 margin over the Escalante Moquis on Thursday. The Badgers pushed the score to 53-24 by the end of the third, a deficit the Moquis cut but never quite recovered from.

Wayne's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Brayden Lee, who went 6 for 8 on his way to 18 points in addition to seven rebounds and six assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Blake Peterson, who went 6 of 13 on his way to 15 points in addition to eight boards and five assists.

Lee wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Wayne was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Escalante only posted seven assists.

Despite the loss, Escalante still got an impressive performance from Rayce Jenkins, who went 9 of 15 on his way to 23 points and five boards. Those 23 points gave Jenkins a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaxen Cottam, who posted seven points and seven rebounds.

Wayne is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 5-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.8 points per game. As for Escalante, they dropped their record down to 3-7 with the loss, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Wayne will head out to square off against Rockwell at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Escalante, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Dugway at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.