On Thursday, the Evanston Devils faced the Riverton Wolverines in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Evanston took a 48-42 hit to the loss column at the hands of Riverton. Evanston was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Riverton apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played on February 10th.
Leading Riverton to victory were Darrick DeVries and Parker Paxton. DeVries scored 11 points along with seven rebounds, while Paxton scored 15 points along with three steals. Paxton has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last three times he's played.
Evanston has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-12 record this season. As for Riverton, they now have a winning record of 12-11.
Evanston does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Riverton is on the road again on Friday and plays Star Valley at 6:00 p.m. on March 1st. Hopefully Riverton focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up nine on Thursday.
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