The Walthill Blujays had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. They took down Santee 80-66 on Thursday. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Ethan Parker went supernova for Walthill, scoring 33 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Adrian Phillips, who scored 14 points.
Walthill's win bumped their record up to 1-0. As for Santee, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-1.
Walthill will be playing in front of their home fans against Winnebago on Friday. Hopefully Winnebago focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 on Thursday. As for Santee, they will head out on the road to face off against Flandreau Indian at 4:00 p.m. on December 9th.