Basketball Recap: Bryleigh Boggs' Big Game Can't Quite Lead Wabash over Oak Hill

Wabash and Oak Hill squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Wabash had to settle for second. They fell 48-36 to the Oak Hill Golden Eagles. The Apaches haven't had much luck with the Golden Eagles recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.

Bryleigh Boggs

Points

02/04/25 vs Oak Hill	12
01/31/25 @ North Miami	6
01/25/25 @ Northwestern	5
01/22/25 @ Lewis Cass	2
01/18/25 vs Manchester	13
+ 18 more games

Several Apaches players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Bryleigh Boggs, who posted 12 points and five rebounds. Boggs continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Kaitlynn Honeycutt, who had five points in addition to six assists and six boards.

Even though they lost, Wabash smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in three consecutive matches.

Oak Hill's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Liz Godfrey led the charge by going 5 of 10 on her way to 20 points. Those 20 points gave Godfrey a new career-high. Brianna Dailey was another key player, dropping a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds.

Wabash's loss dropped their record down to 18-5. As for Oak Hill, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 21-2.

Wabash does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Oak Hill, they will square off against Rochester at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Oak Hill's defense has only allowed 29.8 points per game this season, so Rochester's offense will have their work cut out for them.