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Timberwolves come up short on the road at Bedford

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December 12th, 2023 by admin

Bedford defeated Southwest Valley in a back and forth game 38-34 in Bedford Tuesday night. The teams were tied at 8 after 1 quarter, Bedford led by 4 at half, Southwest Valley led by 2 after 3 quarters and Bedford ended up prevailing by 4. There were 5 lead changes in the game.

Hailey Randall scored 11 points as the Timberwolves top scorer. MacKenzie Fast nearly had a double double with 9 points and 10 rebounds. Ada Lund had 7 points and 6 steals. Natalia Zimmerman had 3 points, with 2 points from Sierra Pearson and Maddie Bevington. Bevington added 8 rebounds and 7 steals. Also playing for the Timberwolves were Alyssa Randall and Lydia Forsythe.
“This was a tight game that went back and forth all night. We put up 61 shots tonight and had good looks at the basket but only made 12 of them. We did a lot of things right in this game but needed to make baskets when we had the opportunity. We will shoot better as this season continues,” said Coach Mike Cormack. Coach Kristin Fast added the team did a nice job of interior defense.
The Timberwolves fall to 1-4 on the season and 0-3 in the Pride of Iowa while Bedford improves to 4-3 on the season.
The Timberwolves Junior Varsity lost 20-18 to Bedford. Trailing 10-0 at half, they made a furious run back in the second half to close the gap to the final 2 point margin.
Next up the Timberwolves Varsity is a home conference game against East Union at 6 pm at the Southwest Valley Middle School in Villisca. This is their last game before break. The Junior Varsity plays next Monday at 5 pm against East Mills at home in Corning at the Activity Center for their final action of the season.