Even though the Kettle Falls Bulldogs scored an imposing 65 points on Friday, the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna Broncos still came out on top. Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 68-65 victory over Kettle Falls. That's another feather in the cap for Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna found their leader in underclassman Zoe Galbreath, who scored 40 points along with nine rebounds and four steals. That makes it 11 consecutive games in which Galbreath has scored at least 25% of Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna's points. Another player making a difference was Harlee Hennings, who scored ten points along with nine rebounds and three steals.
Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. As for Kettle Falls, they bumped their record down to 4-5 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Reardan at 4:30 p.m. on January 6th. Kettle Falls won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Asotin at 4:30 p.m. on January 6th. Asotin comes in on a streak of failing to score more than 21 points in their last four games, a trend the team is of course eager to reverse.
