The Wendell Trojans will head out on the road to face off against the West Side Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Wendell is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.8 points per game this season.
On Saturday, everything went Wendell's way against Aberdeen as Wendell made off with a 57-34 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Trojans.
Jonathan Swainston
| 02/15/25 vs Aberdeen | 63% |
| 01/10/25 vs Buhl | 60% |
| 12/03/24 vs Melba | 56% |
| 01/28/25 @ The Ambrose School | 55% |
| 02/11/25 @ Buhl | 50% |
Wendell got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jonathan Swainston out in front who went 8-for-14 to rack up 23 points. The dominant performance also gave Swainston a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (63%). Another player making a difference was Jordon Swainston, who posted 12 points along with seven boards and three steals.
Meanwhile, West Side waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Dragons by a score of 72-60. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Idaho basketball rankings (they are ranked 23rd, while the Dragons are ranked 97th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Wendell's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-6. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.0 points over those games. As for West Side, their record now sits at 15-5.
Wendell suffered a grim 70-46 defeat to West Side in their previous meeting back in January. Can Wendell avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
