Basketball Recap: Lena Walker Key Part of a Team Effort in Wildcats Win

On Monday, the Central Mountain Wildcats earned a 63-53 win over the South Williamsport Mountaineers. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Central Mountain to victory, but perhaps none more so than Lena Walker, who posted 19 points in addition to six assists and six rebounds. The dominant performance gave Walker a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Camdyn Weaver, who scored 17 points along with five boards and four steals.

When it comes to explaining why South Williamsport lost, don't look at Abby Akers. Despite the final result, she went 8 for 20 en route to 28 points and five rebounds. Maddie Reidy also deserves some recognition as she posted her first block of the season.

Central Mountain has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.3 points per game. As for South Williamsport, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-7.

Central Mountain didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 53-42 victory against Danville on the 22nd. South Williamsport has also already played their next game, a 47-2 win against Sullivan County on the 21st.