It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Wildwood can now relate to. They were outmatched by the Williston Red Devils and fell 72-44. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Wildcats have suffered since January 19, 2024.
Wildwood lost on Wednesday despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Louis Brown, who posted ten points and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Ashton Wilson, who scored nine points.
Leading Williston to victory were De'Andre Harvey and Xavier Kirkpatrick. Harvey went 9 for 15 en route to 21 points in addition to eight boards and four steals, while Kirkpatrick went 7 of 10 on his way to 18 points along with six rebounds and four steals. The dominant performance gave Kirkpatrick a new career-high in steals. Adam Henderson was another key player, going 5 of 11 on his way to 12 points and eight rebounds.
Wildwood's loss dropped their record down to 20-7. As for Williston, with the win, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 14-11.
Wildwood does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Williston, they will venture away from home to take on Hawthorne at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hawthorne will roll in looking for their ninth straight victory, something Williston surely won't give up without a fight.
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