The Aberdeen Tigers will venture away from home to face off against the Wendell Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Aberdeen has now lost eight straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since January 16.
It was a proper cat-fight when Aberdeen duked it out with Soda Springs on Tuesday. Aberdeen fell to Soda Springs 48-44.
Meanwhile, Wendell posted their biggest win since February 5, 2024 on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 59-39 margin over Buhl. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Idaho basketball rankings (they are ranked 43rd, while the Indians are ranked 133rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Wendell's win came from a few key players Aberdeen will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jordon Swainston, who went 8-for-14 en route to 19 points in addition to six steals and five assists. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in steals. Another player making a difference was Jarett Borges, who made all 5 shots he took to post 14 points.
Wendell has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 35.6% in those games and 28.8% outside of them. As for Aberdeen, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-18.
Things could have been worse for Aberdeen, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 67-48 loss to Wendell in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Swainston, who went 7-for-9 on his way to 20 points along with five rebounds and five steals. Now that Aberdeen 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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