Recap: Wilsonville Wildcats vs. La Salle Falcons
The Wilsonville Wildcats entered their tilt with the La Salle Falcons with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Wilsonville snuck past La Salle with a 44-39 victory on Monday. Given Wilsonville's advantage in MaxPreps' Oregon basketball rankings (they are ranked 35th, while La Salle is ranked 88th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Wilsonville was led to victory by Gabi Moultrie and Payton Ratcliffe. Moultrie scored 15 points along with seven assists, while Ratcliffe dropped a double-double on 21 points and 15 rebounds. Moultrie has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Grace Wilson, who scored three points along with nine rebounds.
Wilsonville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for La Salle, their loss dropped their record down to 6-6.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Wilsonville will take on Canby at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for La Salle, they will be playing at home against Parkrose at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Parkrose has now lost ten straight, and the team is hunting for their first win since December 5.
