After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Lake Marion, Timberland was happy to have turned things around on Saturday. They couldn't have asked for a better start to 2025 than the 57-28 blowout they got against the Cross Trojans. The match marked the Wolves' most dominant win of the season.
| 01/04/25 vs Cross | 7 |
| 12/17/24 @ Stratford | 4 |
| 11/25/23 vs Keenan | 3 |
| 11/26/24 vs Andrews | 3 |
| 12/11/24 @ Fort Dorchester | 3 |
Timberland found their leader in sophomore Kennahdi Murrell, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Murrell a new career-high in steals (seven). Another player making a difference was Samara Scott, who went 6 of 14 en route to 16 points along with eight boards and three steals.
Timberland smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 25 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive rebounds in four consecutive contests.
Cross lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Lauren Middleton, who posted 15 points. Middleton has been hot recently, having also posted two or more blocks the last three times she's played.
With the victory, Timberland broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 5-8. As for Cross, they are on an eight-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7.
Timberland will have a chance to go back-to-back against Cross: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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