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| 12/20/24 - Home | 18-51 L |
| 02/09/24 - Home | 26-37 L |
| 02/10/23 - Away | 58-30 W |
| 03/05/22 - Neutral | 46-45 W |
| 02/11/22 - Home | 58-32 W |
| + 5 more games |
Golden Plains is 8-2 against Wheatland-Grinnell since February of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Golden Plains Bulldogs will head out on the road to challenge the Wheatland-Grinnell Thunderhawks at 3:00 p.m. Golden Plains is coming into the game hot, having won their last three games.
In Tuesday's Canine Competition, Golden Plains came out on top. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Northern Valley 30-28. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Bulldogs have posted since January 12, 2024.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Wheatland-Grinnell against Logan/Palco on Tuesday as the squad secured a 52-25 win. The Thunderhawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matches by 27 points or more this season.
Wheatland-Grinnell's win came from a few key players Golden Plains will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Marissa Beckman, who went 8 of 18 en route to 19 points and six steals. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in points. Aliviah Ball was another key player, dropping a double-double on 11 points and ten boards.
Wheatland-Grinnell smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 18 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Wheatland-Grinnell's victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-4. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 28.3 points. As for Golden Plains, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season.
Golden Plains was dealt a bruising 51-18 defeat at the hands of Wheatland-Grinnell when the teams last played back in December of 2024. Can Golden Plains avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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