Liberty and Wheatley squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Liberty had to settle for second. They lost to the Wheatley Wildcats on the road by a 64-47 margin. The Panthers lost against the Wildcats in their previous head to head back in February of 2018, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 82-41 score last time.
Leading Wheatley to victory were Jamie Solomon and Caria Thomas. Solomon went 9-for-20 on her way to 24 points and four steals, while Thomas dropped a double-double with 19 points and 11 boards. The game was Solomon's tenth in a row with at least 18 points. Mykel Henderson was another key player, putting up nine points.
This is the second loss in a row for Liberty and nudges their season record down to 19-13. As for Wheatley, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 23-2 record this season.
Liberty does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Wheatley, a feisty cat fight will be fought as the Wildcats challenge the Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Bridge City comes in on eight and Wheatley on 11.
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