Campbell County has gone 8-2 against South recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Campbell County Camels are taking a road trip to face off against the South Bison at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Campbell County has three straight victories, South has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Campbell County is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Wyoming's top teams: East, who was ranked 20th at the time (Campbell County was ranked 14th). Campbell County came out on top against East by a score of 81-72 on Saturday. 81 seems to be a good number for the Camels as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
01/18/25 vs East | 22 |
01/17/25 vs Central | 24 |
01/11/25 @ St. Thomas More | 23 |
01/03/25 @ Scottsbluff | 18 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Campbell County to victory, but perhaps none more so than Truman Degrange, who went 7 for 11 en route to 22 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. Degrange's afternoon made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Nomar Gonzales was another key player, going 6 of 12 on his way to 19 points.
Meanwhile, South played a tough game on Saturday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt an 85-44 loss at the hands of Thunder Basin. The Bison were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 55-20.
Campbell County will have to contain Dezmond Waters as he made an impact in South's last game. He posted ten points and five assists. Another player making a difference was Yahir Gracia, who earned seven points.
South's defeat dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Campbell County, their victory bumped their record up to 4-6.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Campbell County has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 24 boards per game. However, it's not like South struggles in that department as they've been averaging 31.6 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Campbell County strolled past South when the teams last played back in February of 2024 by a score of 67-53. Will Campbell County repeat their success, or does South have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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