Pinedale is 7-1 against Worland since December of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Pinedale Wranglers will take on the Worland Warriors at 9:00 a.m. Pinedale knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past 11 matchups -- so hopefully Worland likes a good challenge.
Last Friday, Pinedale faced Mountain View in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Pinedale snuck past Mountain View with a 55-51 victory. The score was all tied up 22-22 at the break, but Pinedale was the better team in the second half.
Pinedale's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Elyn Bowers led the charge by scoring 24 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. Bowers hasn't dropped below 19 points for nine straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Erica Wilson, who scored 13 points along with three steals.
Meanwhile, it's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Worland can now relate to. They took a serious blow against the Bison on Friday, falling 72-29. While losing is never fun, Worland can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wyoming basketball rankings (they are ranked 38th, while Buffalo is ranked fourth).
Pinedale is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season. As for Worland, their defeat was their eighth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-17.
Pinedale was able to grind out a solid win over Worland when the teams last played back in January, winning 51-38. Does Pinedale have another victory up their sleeve, or will Worland turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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