Having just played yesterday, the Wayne Badgers will head out on the road to face off against the Wendover Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Wayne has three straight wins, Wendover has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Wayne is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing St. Joseph: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Badgers blew the Jayhawks out of the water with a 76-26 final score. The Badgers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 20 points or more this season.
Tristin Martinez
| 01/29/26 @ St. Joseph | 23 |
| 01/09/26 vs Valley | 16 |
| 12/30/25 vs Tabiona | 16 |
| 11/22/25 vs San Juan | 15 |
| 01/15/26 vs Milford | 14 |
Wayne's win on Thursday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Tristin Martinez, who made all 10 shots he took to post 23 points in addition to six steals and five rebounds. Those 23 points gave Martinez a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Blake Peterson, who shot 69% from the field to rack up 23 points and eight assists.
Meanwhile, Wendover had to suffer through a 54-17 loss at the hands of Tintic. The contest marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Horacio Gonzalez was Wendover's leading scorer, having posted five points. Mario Lopez held things down on the boards with eight rebounds. Marcus Gomez took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with three assists.
Wayne's victory bumped their record up to 14-4. As for Wendover, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-14.
This contest is shaping up to be a blowout: Wayne hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 61.1 points per game. It's a different story for Wendover, though, as they've been averaging only 39.7 points. The only thing between Wayne and another offensive beatdown is the Wildcats. Will they be able to keep them contained?
Wayne couldn't quite finish off Wendover in their previous matchup back in February of 2025 and fell 53-50. Can the Badgers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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