Wellington is preparing for their first league matchup of the season on Tuesday. They are taking a road trip to square off against Thompson Valley at 6:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Wellington is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing The Pinnacle: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Eagles blew the Timberwolves out of the water with a 59-10 final score. The Eagles pushed the score to 45-9 by the end of the third, a deficit the Timberwolves had no chance of recovering from.
Pearl Dalton
| 12/03/25 vs The Pinnacle | 8 |
| 12/01/25 @ Fort Morgan | 3 |
| 02/20/25 vs Berthoud | 3 |
| 02/03/25 vs Fort Morgan | 2 |
| 12/04/24 @ The Pinnacle | 2 |
Wellington's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Pearl Dalton, who posted eight points and eight steals. Those eight steals gave Dalton a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ava Essay, who shot 60% from the field on her way to 14 points and four steals.
Meanwhile, Thompson Valley was fully in charge on Saturday, breezing past Brighton 65-27.
Wellington has started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 40 points this season. As for Thompson Valley, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Wellington was dealt a bruising 56-16 loss at the hands of Thompson Valley in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Thompson Valley's Jesika Hopkins, who went 8-for-12 to rack up 18 points and eight steals. Now that Wellington knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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