Walthill won the last time they faced Winside and things went their way on Thursday too. The Blujays walked away with a 73-60 win over the Wildcats. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Blujays.
Ivan Lyons
| 01/15/26 vs Winside | 27 |
| 12/12/25 @ Santee | 20 |
| 01/08/26 vs Bloomfield | 18 |
| 12/15/25 @ Siouxland Christian | 17 |
| 01/09/26 vs Santee | 15 |
Walthill's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ivan Lyons led the charge by shooting 56% from the field on his way to 27 points and three steals. Those 27 points gave Lyons a new career-high. Sirvell Rave was another key player, going 9-for-21 en route to 23 points.
Walthill was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Winside only posted two.
Despite the loss, Winside saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Jahiem Hamik almost dropped a double-double with 26 points and nine boards. Hamik also set a new season-high mark in three-point shooting accuracy with 60%. Another player making a difference was Jayden Aschoff, who posted eight points.
Walthill's victory bumped their record up to 8-5. As for Winside, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-9.
Coming up, Walthill will welcome Homer at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Winside, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 91-45 defeat against Winnebago on the 19th.
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