Basketball Game Preview: Wheatley Wildcats vs. Burnet Bulldogs

By Team Reports Feb 14, 2024, 2:16am

Preview: Wheatley Wildcats vs. Burnet Bulldogs

The Wheatley Wildcats will face off against the Burnet Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Wheatley had no problem doing just that on Monday. They secured a 62-58 W over the Buffaloes. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Wheatley.

Autumn Breedlove continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 25 points and 13 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points she has scored all season. Jamie Solomon was another key contributor, scoring 19 points along with six steals.

Meanwhile, Burnet didn't have too much trouble with China Spring on the road on Monday as they won 60-44. Given Burnet's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 145th, while China Spring is ranked 694th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Wheatley is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a massive bump to their 16-12 record this season. As for Burnet, their victory bumped their record up to 28-8.

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