The Buchholz Bobcats's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Wiregrass Ranch Bulls at 7:00 p.m. on February 20th. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard on Tuesday.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Buchholz walked away with it. They walked away with a 59-48 victory over the Wildcats on Thursday.
Palmer Walton had an outrageously good game as he shot 4-for-4 from long range and almost dropped a double-double on 23 points and nine rebounds. Collin Dunmore was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Wiregrass Ranch waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with four straight wins but they left with five. They came out on top against Milton by a score of 79-66. The score was all tied up 37-37 at the break, but Wiregrass Ranch was the better team in the second half.
Wiregrass Ranch's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Preston Linville, who scored 20 points along with six rebounds and two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of KJ Smith, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine assists.
Buchholz is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-10 record this season. As for Wiregrass Ranch, their win bumped their record up to 25-3.
Buchholz came up short against Wiregrass Ranch in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, falling 66-56. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Linville, who shot 8-for-16 from long range and almost dropped a double-double on 31 points and nine rebounds. Now that Buchholz knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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