Walthill won the last time they faced Winside and things went their way on Thursday too. The Walthill Blujays took down the Winside Wildcats 68-51. The Blujays pushed the score to 63-41 by the end of the third, a deficit the Wildcats cut but never quite recovered from.
When it comes to explaining why Winside lost, don't look at Caleb Offner. Despite the final result, he went 8 for 16 on his way to 22 points along with eight rebounds and three blocks. Those 22 points gave Offner a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jayden Aschoff, who posted 13 points.
Walthill has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.0 points per game. As for Winside, they dropped their record down to 1-12 with the loss, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Walthill has already played their next contest (against Laurel-Concord-Coleridge), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Winside Wildcats duke it out with the St. Mary's Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. on January 23rd.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
