Preview: Scarborough Spartans vs. Wheatley Wildcats
Scarborough is 0-10 against Wheatley since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Scarborough Spartans' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Wheatley Wildcats at 10:00 a.m. on January 27th.
Scarborough suffered their biggest loss yet this season last Tuesday. They were dealt a 68-22 loss at the hands of Worthing.
Meanwhile, Wheatley had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 42.7 points), and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. They walked away with a 58-51 win over Worthing.
Wheatley's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Autumn Breedlove, who scored 16 points along with six steals and five assists, and Jamie Solomon, who scored 22 points along with six assists and three steals. Solomon hasn't dropped below two steals for six straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Da?nasia Parrish, who scored six points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Scarborough's defeat was their tenth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-10. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 10.4 points per game. As for Wheatley, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 games, which provided a massive bump to their 12-11 record this season.
Scarborough took a serious blow against Wheatley when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 68-2. Can Scarborough avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
