The Tri-Valley Mustang boys basketball team hosted the West Central Trojans on Tuesday, February 1st. The Trojans cruised to a 67-33 road victory for their sixth win in a row.
West Central held Tri-Valley to five points in the first quarter and built a 14-5 lead. They continued to roll from there. Their lead grew to 36-14 at halftime. West Central then outscored Tri-Valley 31-19 in the second half in the win.
Tri-Valley shot 35% (13-37) from the field, 18% (2-11) from three-point area, and 5-9 from the free-throw line. Lance DeWitt had seven points. Noah Haynes finished with six points and five rebounds. Cory McDonald had six points and three rebounds. Brayden Oyen added five points.
West Central finished the game shooting 44% (25-57) from the field, 33% (11-33) from three-point area, and 55% (6-11) from the free-throw line. Braden Herr had 13 points and 10 rebounds. Jack Linneman had 11 points and four assists. Mubarak Ibrahim had nine points and six rebounds. Grafton Stroup and Dillon Jackson both had eight points each.
The Mustangs will travel to Dell Rapids on Thursday, February 3rd. The Trojans will travel to Tea also on Thursday.