Basketball Recap: Wildwood Catholic Takes Down Ranked Middle Township

On Monday, Wildwood Catholic faced Middle Township in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Wildwood Catholic Crusaders came out on top against the Middle Township Panthers by a score of 60-51. The score was all tied up 20-20 at the break, but the Crusaders were the better team in the second half.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Wildwood Catholic to victory, but perhaps none more so than Lily King, who posted 16 points and five boards. Dani Daley also deserves some recognition as she posted her first block of the season.

Wildwood Catholic was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Middle Township only racked up five assists.

When it comes to explaining why Middle Township lost, don't look at Reagen Powell. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 22 points and ten rebounds. That was a full 43.1% of Middle Township's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's scored more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Abbey Cappelletti, who went 5 for 11 en route to 11 points.

Wildwood Catholic's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-3. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.8 points per game. As for Middle Township, they moved to 13-3 with that loss, which also ended their five-game winning streak.

Wildwood Catholic wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 49-35 victory against Mainland Regional on the 29th. Middle Township has also already played their next game (against Absegami), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.