On Friday, Pinedale faced Lyman in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Pinedale Wranglers blew past the Lyman Eagles 62-30. The Wranglers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 21 points or more this season.
| 01/17/25 @ Lyman | 28 |
| 01/14/25 vs Big Piney | 26 |
| 01/11/25 vs Rawlins | 21 |
| 01/11/25 vs Buffalo | 22 |
| 01/10/25 vs Douglas | 22 |
Leading Pinedale to victory were Elyn Bowers and Alyxis White. Bowers went 9 for 15 en route to 28 points in addition to seven boards and five steals, while White almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine rebounds. Bowers' evening made it 27 games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Maddy Hawke also deserves some recognition as she posted her first block of the season.
Pinedale was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lyman only racked up six assists.
Despite the loss, Lyman still got an impressive performance from Addison Smith, who posted nine points. That's the most points Smith has posted since back in December of 2023.
The win (which was Pinedale's seventh in a row) raised their record to 11-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 31.3 points. As for Lyman, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 9-3.
Pinedale is taking a road trip to square off against Mountain View at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Pinedale knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 12 matchups -- so hopefully Mountain View likes a good challenge. Lyman has already played their next game (against Lander Valley), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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