Worland is 1-7 against Pinedale since December of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Worland Warriors will take on the Pinedale Wranglers at 9:00 a.m.
Worland and Buffalo squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but sadly Worland had to settle for second. They took a serious blow against the Bison, 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).
Meanwhile, Pinedale entered their tilt with Mountain View with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. Pinedale secured a 55-51 W over Mountain View on Friday. The score was all tied up 22-22 at the break, but Pinedale was the better team in the second half.
Pinedale's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Elyn Bowers, who scored 24 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. Bowers has been hot recently, having posted 19 or more points the last nine times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Erica Wilson, who scored 13 points along with three steals.
Worland's loss dropped their record down to 5-17. As for Pinedale, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-3.
Worland opened the new year with a less-than-successful 51-38 loss to Pinedale. Can Worland avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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