Basketball Recap: Blake Peterson's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Wayne over Tintic

Wayne was the 68-44 winner over Tintic when they last played one another back in March of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Wayne Badgers took a 38-34 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tintic Miners. The game marked the Badgers' lowest-scoring match so far this season.

Wayne lost on Friday despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Blake Peterson, who posted 15 points and three steals. The contest was Peterson's fifth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Traeson Brown, who put up seven points and five steals.

Leading Tintic to victory were Haygen Jameson and Cole Ward. Jameson went 5 of 12 on his way to 13 points and eight rebounds, while Ward had nine points in addition to six steals and five boards. Jameson is crushing it when it comes to boards: he's pulled down at least eight every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Stockton Hansen, who posted seven points and six boards.

Wayne now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Tintic, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-1.

Wayne didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 57-43 loss against Wendover on the 14th. As for Tintic, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 68-52 win against Escalante on the 14th.