After both having extra time off, the Bigfork Vikings & Valkyries and the Hamilton Broncs will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Two weeks ago, Bigfork was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 38-34 to Fergus.
Meanwhile, Hamilton came up short against Lockwood two weeks ago and fell 67-54. The Broncs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Bigfork will have to keep a close watch on Canaan Magness and Tyler Jette, a pair of players who had a big impact on Hamilton's prior game. Magness went 8 of 20 en route to 21 points and six rebounds, while Jette went 8 of 17 on his way to 22 points and six rebounds. That was a full 38.9% of Hamilton's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Landen Wetzel, who put up 11 points.
Bigfork now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Hamilton, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Bigfork came up short against Hamilton when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 55-43. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Magness, who went 8 of 12 on his way to 19 points and seven rebounds. Now that Bigfork knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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