Basketball Game Recap: Wood Wildcats vs. Riverbank Bruins
By Team Reports
Dec 2, 2023, 3:59pm
Recap: Wood Wildcats vs. Riverbank Bruins
On Thursday, Wood lost to Riverbank on the road by a decisive 52-34 margin. Wood has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Wood's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Natalia Sanchez, who scored 10 points along with 8 rebounds. Sanchez scored a full 29.4% of Wood's points, the fourth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Tianna Palmer was another key contributor, scoring 9 points along with 11 rebounds.
Wood's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Riverbank, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
Wood will take on Chavez at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Chavez comes in still looking for their first win of the season. Riverbank's road trip will continue as they head out to face Cosumnes Oaks at 6:30 p.m. on December 1st. One thing working in Cosumnes Oaks' favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season.
