Even though the West Prairie Cyclones scored an imposing 56 points on Thursday, the Barry Western Wildcats still came out on top. Barry Western took their matchup against West Prairie 66-56. The win made it back-to-back wins for Barry Western.
Mason Smith continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 22 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jedd Abney, who scored 14 points.
Despite the defeat, West Prairie saw an underclassman step up: Braden Coplan scored 21 points. Coplan has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last 16 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Clayton Hunt, who scored eight points.
Barry Western pushed their record up to 7-21 with that win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.7 points per game. As for West Prairie, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost 11 of their last 12 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-26 record this season.
Coincidentally, Barry Western and West Prairie will both be playing Camp Point Central the next time they take the court. Barry Western will host Camp Point Central at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, while West Prairie will head out to face them at 7:30 p.m. on Monday.
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