Basketball Recap: Wheeler County Gets the Win

By Team Reports Feb 8, 2025, 4:02pm

Basketball Recap: Wheeler County Bulldogs vs. Montgomery County Eagles

If Montgomery County wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Wheeler County, they should've done a better job of containing Nikita James. The Wheeler County Bulldogs blew past the Montgomery County Eagles, posting a 47-15 win thanks in part to James, who almost dropped a double-double on 31 points and nine boards. She is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as she's now pulled down nine or more in the last three games she's played.

Derrionna Madison

Steals (Career)

02/07/25 @ Montgomery County8
11/23/24 @ Dublin5
12/05/23 vs Jeff Davis5
01/28/25 @ Wilcox County3
12/14/24 vs Treutlen2

Another player making a difference was Derrionna Madison, who posted four points along with eight steals and five boards. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in steals.

Wheeler County's record is now 4-15. As for Montgomery County, their defeat was their tenth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-22.

Wheeler County didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 44-35 victory against Dooly County on the 8th. Montgomery County has also already played their next contest (against Hawkinsville), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.

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