Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Wheatland-Grinnell). They enjoyed a cozy 54-38 victory over the Pawnee Heights Tigers on Saturday. For the Thunderhawks, this counts as revenge for the 55-26 win the Tigers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in December of 2023.
| 12/14/24 vs Pawnee Heights | 15 |
| 12/12/23 @ St. Francis | 14 |
| 01/23/24 @ Oakley | 13 |
| 02/02/24 vs Western Plains | 13 |
| 02/03/24 vs Golden Plains | 13 |
Wheatland-Grinnell's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Daniel Mason led the charge by dropping a double-double on 12 points and 15 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Mason a new career-high in boards. Riley Tuttle was another key player, putting up 13 points along with six boards and five assists.
Wheatland-Grinnell was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Despite the loss, Pawnee Heights still got an impressive performance from Clayton Hammeke, who posted 23 points. That was a full 60.5% of Pawnee Heights' points, marking the fourth time in a row he's had more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Enabnit, who put up eight points in addition to five rebounds and three steals.
Wheatland-Grinnell's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Pawnee Heights, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 0-4.
Wheatland-Grinnell wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 61-54 win against St. Francis on the 17th. As for Pawnee Heights, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 43-34 loss against Western Plains on the 17th.
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