Basketball Recap: West Plains Skates Past Bolivar with Ease

Zizzers

Margin (Wins)

01/22/25 vs Parkview	65
12/02/24 @ Springfield Catholic	37
12/27/24 vs Springfield Catholic	32
12/26/24 vs Springfield Catholic	32
02/10/25 vs Bolivar	31

West Plains won the last time they faced Bolivar and things went their way on Monday too. The West Plains Zizzers simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Bolivar Liberators 77-46. The Zizzers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 24 points or more this season.

West Plains found their leader in freshman Gillian Green, who went 10 of 17 to rack up 23 points and seven rebounds. That's the most points Green has posted since back in December of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Shaylee Peterson, who dropped a double-double with 13 points and ten boards.

West Plains is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.5 points over those games. As for Bolivar, they dropped their record down to 10-14 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.

West Plains and Bolivar should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Missouri Rankings. West Plains will take on Branson at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday up 80 places (31 vs. 111). West Plains is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.7 points per game this season. Similarly, Bolivar (ranked 134th) will meet Carl Junction (ranked 373rd) at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.