Basketball Recap: Onalaska Wildcats vs. Splendora Wildcats
It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Onalaska ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They snuck past the Splendora Wildcats with a 76-72 win. Winning may never get old, but Onalaska sure is getting used to it with their seventh in a row.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Onalaska to victory, but perhaps none more so than Devon Vienneau, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 12 rebounds. With that strong performance, Vienneau is now averaging an impressive 8.1 rebounds per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Topkins, who almost dropped a double-double on 22 points and nine rebounds.
Onalaska smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in nine consecutive matches.
Loss or not, Splendora got some senior leadership from Jaydn McNeely and Peyton Whaley. McNeely almost dropped a triple-double on 22 points, 11 rebounds, and nine assists, while Whaley went 6 for 11 en route to 16 points plus six assists and five rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Whaley has scored all season. Tramaine Jackson was another key player, scoring ten points plus five assists and five rebounds.
Onalaska's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-2. As for Splendora, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5.
Onalaska will square off against Tarkington at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Splendora, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Splendora Wildcats take on the Liberty Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Splendora knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past six contests -- so hopefully Liberty likes a good challenge.
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