There's no place like home for Wallkill, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They came out on top against the Marlboro Central Dukes by a score of 61-52 on Thursday. The score was all tied up 27-27 at the break, but the Panthers were the better team in the second half.
Leading Wallkill to victory were Zoe Mesuch and Gabriella Gualtiere. Mesuch went 10-for-21 to rack up 27 points in addition to five assists and five rebounds, while Gualtiere shot 67% from the field en route to 19 points and eight boards. That makes it 20 consecutive games in which Mesuch has scored at least a third of Wallkill's points. Another player making a difference was Aoife Brady, who posted four points.
Panthers
| 02/27/25 vs Marlboro Central | 61-52 |
| 02/18/25 vs Onteora | 52-24 |
| 02/13/25 vs New Paltz | 58-41 |
| 02/11/25 vs Red Hook | 66-48 |
| 02/04/25 vs Spackenkill | 66-22 |
| + 2 more games |
Wallkill pushed their record up to 11-9 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.0 points over those games. As for Marlboro Central, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-9.
Looking ahead, Wallkill is taking a road trip to challenge Valley Central at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Marlboro Central has already played their next match (against Ellenville), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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