Basketball Recap: Wootton Gets the Win

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Previous Games

03/03/25 - Neutral	45-44 W
02/03/25 - Away	38-41 L
03/01/24 - Neutral	48-55 L
01/18/24 - Home	27-54 L
12/18/18 - Home	44-67 L
+ 3 more games

With a playoff win on the line, Wootton rose to the challenge on Monday. They slipped by the Sherwood Warriors 45-44. This was a revenge game for the Patriots: when they faced off against the Warriors back in February, they had to take a 41-38 defeat.

Leading Wootton to victory were Maya Bellamy and Malia Bellamy. Maya dropped a double-double with 21 points and 11 boards, while Malia dropped a double-double with 13 points and 19 rebounds. Maya has become a key player for Wootton: the team is 7-2 when she posts at least ten rebounds, but 3-10 otherwise. Gabriella Guidorizzi was another key player, putting up five points in addition to five assists and five boards.

Sherwood's loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Aubree Thompson, who went 5-for-9 en route to 15 points and four steals. That's the most steals Thompson has posted since back in December of 2023. Another player making a difference was Avery Graham, who scored 12 points along with seven rebounds and four steals.

The victory (which was Wootton's third in a row) raised their record to 10-12. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.7 points on average over those games. As for Sherwood, with the defeat, they broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 18-6.

Wootton has already played their next contest (against Rockville), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Sherwood does not have any more games scheduled as of now.