The Riverton Wolverines won the last time they faced the Kelly Walsh Trojans, and things went their way on Tuesday too. Riverton came out on top in a nail-biter against Kelly Walsh and snuck past 43-41.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Riverton to victory, but perhaps none more so than Darrick DeVries, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Parker Paxton, who scored 12 points.
Kelly Walsh lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jayden Becker, who scored ten points. Another player making a difference was Mason Eager, who scored 13 points along with five rebounds.
Even though they lost, Kelly Walsh smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Riverton only pulled down two offensive rebounds.
The victory got Riverton back to even at 10-10. As for Kelly Walsh, they have been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last 12 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-12 record this season.
Riverton will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Rock Springs at 7:30 p.m. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Wyoming (Riverton is ranked 17th, while Rock Springs is ranked 29th). As for Kelly Walsh, they will head out on the road to square off against Cody at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cody is on a three-game streak of home losses, Kelly Walsh a seven-game streak of away losses (dating back to last season), but someone's luck is about to change.
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