Basketball Recap: Walnut Ridge Skates Past West with Ease

Scots

Margin (Wins)

12/27/24 vs Waite	47
12/06/24 @ West	44
01/10/25 @ Marion-Franklin	41
12/03/24 vs Marion-Franklin	39
12/10/24 @ Briggs	38
01/14/25 vs West	32

Walnut Ridge won the last time they faced West and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Walnut Ridge Scots breezed by the West Cowboys to the tune of 55-23. The Scots have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matches by 32 points or more this season.

Nyah Hubbard was her usual excellent self, as she made all 12 shots she took racking up 29 points along with eight rebounds and five steals. Those 29 points gave her a new career-high. Nariyah Roddy was another key player, putting up eight points and five steals.

Walnut Ridge's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-6. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.6 points per game. As for West, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-9.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Walnut Ridge will take on Briggs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Walnut Ridge is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.8 points per game this season. West has already played their next contest (against Independence), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.