Wayne City and Flora are an even 3-3 against one another since February of 2018, but not for long. The Wayne City Indians will challenge the Flora Wolves at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses apiece.
Last Tuesday, Wayne City came up short against Fairfield and fell 57-44.
Rhyver Tibbs
| 02/04/25 vs Fairfield | 88% |
| 02/01/25 @ Johnston City | 71% |
| 01/31/25 @ Edwards County | 75% |
| 01/28/25 vs Webber | 44% |
| 01/25/25 vs Red Hill | 50% |
| + 16 more games |
Despite the defeat, Wayne City saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Rhyver Tibbs went 7 for 8 en route to 15 points and seven rebounds. What's more, Tibbs also posted a 88% field goal percentage, which is the highest he's posted since back in December of 2024. Another player making a difference was James Walker, who went 6 of 15 on his way to 12 points.
Meanwhile, Flora fought the good fight in their overtime game against Carmi-White County on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 34-33 to the Bulldogs.
Flora's loss dropped their record down to 7-16. As for Wayne City, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-15.
Wayne City took a serious blow against Flora in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 79-50. Can Wayne City avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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