The Wood River Wolverines will head out on the road to face off against the Vallivue Falcons at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Vallivue took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Wood River, who comes in off a win.
On Wednesday, Wood River was able to grind out a solid victory over Buhl, taking the game 60-53.
Wood River's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Max Fife led the charge by putting up 11 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan Schubert, who posted nine points.
Meanwhile, Vallivue came up short against Eagle on Tuesday and fell 64-55.
Wood River will have to keep a close watch on Xander Wilson and Dominik Betancourt, a pair of players who had a big impact on Vallivue's prior game. Wilson went 7 of 16 on his way to 18 points and six rebounds, while Betancourt went 5 of 11 on his way to 14 points and three steals. The dominant performance gave Wilson a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaac Moore, who had six points.
Wood River's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Vallivue, they now also have a losing record at 1-2.
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