The West Side Pirates will head out to take on the Malad Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
West Side is coming into the game on the come-up as their season has now been buoyed by two straight victories. Everything went their way against Declo on Tuesday as West Side made off with a 43-23 win.
| 11/16/24 vs Grace | 16 |
| 02/04/25 vs Declo | 15 |
| 01/15/25 @ Declo | 14 |
| 11/23/24 @ Rockland | 11 |
| 01/17/25 @ Soda Springs | 11 |
West Side can attribute much of their success to Bentley Cundick, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten steals, and Miley Cundick, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 rebounds. That's the most points Miley has posted since back in November of 2024. Harley Nielsen was another key player, putting up six points and five steals.
Meanwhile, Malad entered their tilt with Soda Springs last Wednesday with 19 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 20. They walked away with a 41-32 victory over the Cardinals. Given the Dragons' advantage in MaxPreps' Idaho basketball rankings (they are ranked sixth, while the Cardinals are ranked 50th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Malad pushed their record up to 20-1 with the win, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.5 points per game. As for West Side, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-15 record this season.
West Side was dealt a bruising 55-19 defeat at the hands of Malad in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Can West Side 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
