02/07/25 - Away | 58-50 W |
01/21/25 - Home | 51-37 W |
02/06/24 - Home | 40-45 L |
01/19/24 - Away | 34-41 L |
02/07/23 - Away | 35-36 L |
+ 5 more games |
After only 28 points in their last matchup, Dalhart made sure to put some points up on the board against River Road on Friday. The Dalhart Wolves walked away with a 58-50 win over the River Road Wildcats. Given the Wolves' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 389th, while the Wildcats are ranked 803rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
River Road's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Manuel Velarde, who went 5 for 8 to rack up 15 points. The dominant performance also gave Velarde a new career-high in field goal percentage (63%). Another player making a difference was Malakai Miller, who went 5 of 8 en route to 14 points.
Dalhart's victory bumped their record up to 21-8. As for River Road, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven games, which has put a noticeable dent in their 13-12 record this season.
Coming up, Dalhart will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Tulia at 6:00 p.m. Tulia is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.5 points per game this season. We've got a battle between Wildcats coming up. River Road also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 51.8 points per game.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps