Wayne barely beat Grand County the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Badgers blew past the Red Devils 69-49 on Friday. The Badgers not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since January 9th (when they won 71-50).
Blake Peterson
| 12/05/25 vs Grand County | 25 |
| 12/04/25 vs Gunnison Valley | 20 |
| 11/22/25 vs San Juan | 18 |
| 11/19/25 @ South Sevier | 19 |
| 02/27/25 vs Wendover | 15 |
| + 2 more games |
Wayne's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Blake Peterson led the charge by shooting 69% from the field on his way to 25 points. Peterson's big performance that evening made it seven games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was Hunter Robins, who dropped a double-double with 19 points and 13 boards.
Wayne was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in January.
Grand County lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Nash Jones, who posted 14 points along with seven rebounds and four steals. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Collin McFarland, who had six points and ten boards.
The win got Wayne back to even at 2-2. As for Grand County, they are on a seven-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6.
Coming up, Wayne will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against Panguitch at 7:00 p.m. This will be the Badgers' first chance to prove their worth in the conference. As for Grand County, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 79-67 defeat against Piute on the 6th.
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