Basketball Recap: Wyatt Edmunds' Big Game Can't Quite Lead Bayard over Creek Valley

Tigers

Team Score

12/12/24 vs Creek Valley	45
12/06/24 @ Crawford	41
12/05/24 vs Mitchell	29
12/07/24 @ Kimball	18

Bayard was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat dating back to last season. They were three points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 48-45 heartbreaker at the hands of the Creek Valley Storm. One positive for the Tigers, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.

Several Tigers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Wyatt Edmunds, who went 5 of 8 en route to 12 points along with five rebounds and three steals. Edmunds is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Anderson Gaarder, who posted six points in addition to seven boards and seven steals.

Creek Valley was led to victory by Mason Timm and Lane Brenneman. Timm dropped a double-double on 19 points and 13 rebounds, while Brenneman put up 23 points along with eight rebounds and three steals. Those 19 points gave Timm a new career-high.

Bayard's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Creek Valley, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.

Bayard didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 57-34 win against Banner County on the 13th. As for Creek Valley, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 60-53 victory against Potter-Dix on the 13th.