After flying high against Salem County Vo-Tech last Monday, Wildwood came back down to earth. The Wildwood Warriors came up short against the Clayton Clippers on Wednesday, falling 91-71. Even though they lost, the Warriors' still made a splash on offense and bumped their average scoring up to 52 points per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
| 01/15/25 @ Clayton | 7 |
| 12/28/24 vs Cumberland | 4 |
| 12/18/24 @ Pennsville Memorial | 4 |
| 01/09/25 vs Woodstown | 3 |
| 01/03/25 vs Salem | 3 |
Wildwood's loss came despite strong showings from Brian Cunniff and Nolan Mawhinney. Cunniff dropped a double-double on 18 points and 14 rebounds, while Mawhinney went 7 of 16 en route to 16 points along with seven assists and three blocks. The dominant performance gave Mawhinney a new career-high in assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Gianni Troiano, who went 5 for 7 on his way to 10 points and six boards.
Even though they lost, Wildwood smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in six consecutive games.
Wildwood has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-7 record this season. As for Clayton, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-2.
Wildwood wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 64-59 win against Gloucester Catholic on the 16th. Clayton has also already played their next game (against Lindenwold), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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