02/21/25 vs Hamilton | 60-35 |
02/15/25 @ Corvallis | 71-28 |
02/12/25 @ Frenchtown | 69-53 |
02/11/25 @ Stevensville | 71-34 |
01/30/25 @ Butte Central Catholic | 52-41 |
+ 8 more games |
Beaverhead County waltzed into their game on Friday with 12 straight wins... but they left with 13. They blew past the Hamilton Broncs 60-35. The Beavers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 25 points or more this season.
Beaverhead County had a senior duo take command as Carter Curnow went 9-for-14 en route to 25 points and seven rebounds and Kyler Engellant shot 5-for-8 from downtown and dropped a double-double with 22 points and 15 boards. Those 15 boards gave Engellant a new career-high. Braxtyn Turney was another key player, putting up three points.
Beaverhead County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in eight consecutive matches.
When it comes to explaining why Hamilton lost, don't look at Landen Wetzel. Despite the final result, he went 5-for-11 on his way to 16 points. Hamilton is 2-1 when Wetzel posts 15 or more points, but 7-8 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Canaan Magness, who posted seven points and seven rebounds.
Beaverhead County's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 26 points. As for Hamilton, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-9.
Beaverhead County has already played their next game (against Stevensville), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Hamilton, they will challenge Frenchtown at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hamilton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.2 points per game this season.
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