The Winslow Bulldogs will head out on the road to challenge the Alchesay Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Winslow will be strutting in after a victory while Alchesay will be coming in after a defeat.
Winslow took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 51-36 win over Blue Ridge.
01/31/25 vs Blue Ridge | 22 |
12/28/24 vs Del Sol | 19 |
01/30/24 vs Blue Ridge | 18 |
01/07/25 vs St. Johns | 16 |
01/10/25 vs Show Low | 16 |
Winslow relied on the efforts of Taylin Puhuhefvaya, who went 8 of 20 en route to 22 points and seven rebounds, and Kaitlyn Belone, who posted 11 points and seven assists. The dominant performance gave Puhuhefvaya a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Biinay Patterson, who earned five points and ten boards.
Meanwhile, Alchesay was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 42-36 heartbreaker at the hands of Holbrook. The match was a 17-17 toss-up at halftime, but the Falcons couldn't quite close it out.
Winslow's victory bumped their record up to 5-17. As for Alchesay, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-17.
Winslow was able to grind out a solid win over Alchesay in their previous meeting two weeks ago, winning 57-49. The rematch might be a little tougher for Winslow since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps