The Valdosta Wildcats had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.5 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Nease as Valdosta made off with a 47-27 win. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 30-10.
Despite the loss, Nease saw an underclassman step up: Sage Pytel scored 11 points along with 6 rebounds and 5 steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Shruthika Kondabrolu, who scored 4 points along with 3 steals.
Valdosta's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Nease, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Valdosta will head out on the road to face off against Brooks County at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Nease, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Paxon School For Advanced Studies at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Paxon School For Advanced Studies presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Nease in Florida (Paxon School For Advanced Studies is ranked 49th, while Nease is ranked 133rd).
