West Wendover has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will be home for the holidays to greet the Pershing County Mustangs at 2:30 p.m. Hopefully West Wendover focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 on Saturday.
West Wendover has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three matchups by 35 points or more this season. They claimed a resounding 62-17 win over Oasis Academy on the road. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest win West Wendover has managed all season.
West Wendover's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Osvaldo Carrillo, who scored eight points along with nine rebounds, and Adryan Carlos, who scored 14 points along with five rebounds and three blocks. The contest was Carlos' ninth in a row with at least ten points. Trea Hendriks was another key contributor, scoring eight points.
Meanwhile, Pershing County was beaten by Battle Mountain 79-50 on Thursday. Pershing County has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
West Wendover has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. As for Pershing County, they bumped their record down to 2-8 with that defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Everything came up roses for West Wendover against Pershing County in their previous meeting back in February as the squad secured a 69-22 win. With West Wendover ahead 52-13 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
