Preview: Wood Wildcats vs. Manteca Buffaloes
The Wood Wildcats will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the Manteca Buffaloes at 7:00 p.m. on February 19th. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Wood walked away with it. They snuck past the Lancers with a 62-58 win on Friday. The victory was all the more spectacular given Wood's disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 365th, while East Union is ranked 157th).
Natalia Sanchez was her usual excellent self, almost dropping a double-double on 22 points and nine rebounds. She hasn't dropped below two steals for 12 straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Tianna Palmer, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 13 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Manteca posted their closest victory since January 16th on Friday. They had just enough and edged Kimball out 56-53. The win made it back-to-back wins for Manteca.
Manteca's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Michailla Springs, who scored 17 points along with five rebounds. Jada Ikharo was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds.
Wood has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 19-11 record this season. As for Manteca, their win bumped their record up to 24-6.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
