After a string of four wins, the Chapman Panthers's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. The match between Chapman and Walhalla wasn't particularly close, with Chapman falling 49-32. Chapman has not had much luck with Walhalla recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Despite the defeat, Chapman had strong showings from Krislyn Wilder, who scored 16 points along with seven rebounds, and Elliot Miller, who scored eight points along with five rebounds. The match was Wilder's sixth in a row with at least ten points.
Gianna Ortiz-Viera was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on ten points and 15 rebounds for Walhalla. Ortiz-Viera hasn't dropped below two steals for four straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Kami Roach, who scored eight points.
Chapman's loss dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Walhalla, the win makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-4.
Chapman will head out on the road to face off against Belton-Honea Path at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Walhalla will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Worthington Kilbourne at 12:45 p.m. on December 29th.
