Wood finds playoff glory versus Pioneer

By Team Reports Feb 14, 2024, 10:54pm

Recap: Wood Wildcats vs. Pioneer Patriots

Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only the Wood Wildcats walked away with it. They walked away with a 55-45 victory over the Patriots on Wednesday. The win was nothing new for Wood as they're now sitting on five straight.

Leading Wood to victory were Natalia Sanchez and Sa?nyah Stewart. Sanchez scored 14 points along with eight rebounds and two steals, while Stewart scored 22 points along with five steals and two blocks. Stewart continues to roll, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Tianna Palmer, who scored two points along with eight rebounds and three steals.

Wood is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a massive bump to their 18-11 record this season. As for Pioneer, their defeat dropped their record down to 25-4.

Wood will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against East Union at 7:00 p.m. on February 16th. Wood will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps California Rankings (they are ranked 401st, while East Union is ranked 162nd). Pioneer does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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