The Gooding Senators will head out on the road to face off against the Wood River Wolverines at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Gooding will be strutting in after a victory while Wood River will be coming in after a defeat.
Gooding is headed out in good spirits considering the team just ended their winless streak on the road against Homedale on Friday. Gooding greeted the New Year with with a 47-31 win over Homedale.
| 01/03/25 @ Homedale | 13 |
| 12/21/24 vs Payette | 14 |
| 12/20/24 @ Parma | 12 |
| 12/19/24 vs Weiser | 13 |
| 12/17/24 vs Filer | 11 |
Gooding can attribute much of their success to Camryn Rycraft, who posted 17 points along with seven boards and six steals, and Fallon Millican, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 13 boards. Millican has been hot, having posted 11 or more rebounds the last five times she's played.
Gooding 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 ten consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Wood River was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their 15th straight loss dating back to last season. They came up short against Kimberly, falling 39-16. While losing is never fun, the Wolverines can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Idaho basketball rankings (they are ranked 133rd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 41st).
Wood River's defeat dropped their record down to 0-10. As for Gooding, their victory ended an eight-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 7-5.
Gooding came up short against Wood River when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 38-32. Can Gooding avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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