After flying high against Hillsboro last Thursday, Wilsonville came back down to earth. The Wilsonville Wildcats took a blow against the Jefferson Democrats on Monday, falling 81-50. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oregon basketball rankings (they are ranked 94th, while the Democrats are ranked fourth).
Several Wildcats players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Gabi Moultrie, who went 6 of 13 on her way to 18 points. Moultrie has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. Audrey Counts was another key player, putting up 11 points along with eight boards and five assists.
Even though they lost, Wilsonville smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive rebounds in five consecutive games.
Wildcats
| 01/20/25 @ Jefferson | 50-81 |
| 01/16/25 vs Hillsboro | 67-28 |
| 01/13/25 @ Parkrose | 84-7 |
| 01/10/25 vs Putnam | 74-30 |
| 01/06/25 @ Hood River Valley | 82-25 |
With the loss, Wilsonville broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-9. As for Jefferson, the victory (which was their 11th in a row) raised their record to 14-1.
Wilsonville wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 73-8 win against Milwaukie/Milwaukie Academy of the Arts on the 21st. As for Jefferson, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Ida B. Wells at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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