Southern Wells and Wes-Del are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2015, but not for long. The Southern Wells Raiders are on the road again on Tuesday and plays the Wes-Del Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on February 20th. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Thursday, Southern Wells strolled past Clinton Central with points to spare, taking the game 72-56.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Southern Wells to victory, but perhaps none more so than Evan Pennington, who scored 20 points along with three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Pennington has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Cj Reber, who scored 19 points along with five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Wes-Del came up short against Blue River Valley on Friday and fell 70-61. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Wes-Del in their matchups with Blue River Valley: they've now lost three in a row.
Southern Wells has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 8-12 record this season. As for Wes-Del, they dropped their record down to 6-13 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Southern Wells skirted past Wes-Del 67-64 in their previous meeting back in February of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Southern Wells since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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