Wheatland was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They were dealt an 81-38 defeat at the hands of the Center Cougars. The Pirates were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 40-16.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Center to victory, but perhaps none more so than Andy McLear, who posted 35 points. The dominant performance gave McLear a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Tima Makovey, who earned 12 points and six steals.
Wheatland's loss dropped their record down to 6-15. As for Center, with the win, they broke their five-game losing streak and moved their record to 9-13.
Wheatland has already played their next game (against Colfax), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Center will venture away from home to square off against Bear River at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Center is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.9 points per game this season.
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