The Williston Red Devils will take on the Buchholz Bobcats in a tournament on Friday. Williston is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.6 points per game this season.
Williston will head into Saturday's matchup on the come-up: they were handed a heart-breaking three-point defeat in their last contest, but they sure didn't let that happen against Oak Ridge last Saturday. Williston put the hurt on Oak Ridge with a sharp 64-41 win. The Red Devils have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 23 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Ashlyn Young, who went 8 of 11 en route to 19 points and five steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Janiyah Span, who posted seven points and 12 rebounds.
Williston smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since back in December of 2023.
Meanwhile, Buchholz was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were three points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 51-48 heartbreaker at the hands of Newberry. While losing is never fun, the Bobcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 227th, while the Panthers are ranked 111th).
Williston's victory bumped their record up to 10-2. As for Buchholz, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
Williston beat Buchholz 59-47 in their previous meeting back in February of 2019. Does Williston have another victory up their sleeve, or will Buchholz turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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