Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Frontier). They blew past the Valley Lumberjacks 76-56 on Thursday. The win continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Lumberjacks: they've now won five in a row.

Avery Powell
02/13/25 vs Valley | 23 |
02/08/25 @ Wood County Christian | 21 |
02/07/25 @ Toronto | 29 |
02/04/25 vs Caldwell | 25 |
01/31/25 @ River | 17 |
+ 3 more games |
Frontier's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Avery Powell led the charge by dropping a double-double with 23 points and ten assists. Powell's evening made it eight games in a row in which he has scored at least 17 points. Jacob Bowersock was another key player, dropping a double-double with 20 points and 11 boards.
Powell wasn't the only one working in the assist department: Frontier was working as a unit and finished the game with 28 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Frontier's victory bumped their record up to 11-7. As for Valley, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-6.
Coming up, a feisty cat fight will be fought as the Cougars duke it out with the Lions at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Valley, they will face off against Clay-Battelle at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Valley knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 11 matchups -- so hopefully Clay-Battelle likes a good challenge.
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