The Wolfe City Wolves had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They put the hurt on Celeste with a sharp 60-37 victory. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 39-17.
When it comes to explaining why Celeste lost, one person who can't be blamed is Taylea West. Despite the final result, she scored 16 points along with five rebounds. West continues to roll, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Maddieclaire Park, who scored nine points along with seven rebounds.
Wolfe City is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 14-13 record this season. As for Celeste, their loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 18-9.
Wolfe City will be playing in front of their home fans against Honey Grove at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Honey Grove has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Celeste, they will head out on the road to challenge Sam Rayburn at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
