
Wildcats
02/08/25 vs Winfield | 65-54 |
02/07/25 vs Greenbrier East | 69-49 |
01/25/25 vs Cabell Midland | 60-40 |
01/24/25 vs Wayne | 30-25 |
01/18/25 vs Musselman | 71-37 |
+ 16 more games |
Nitro had won 20 straight home games dating back to last season and Natalie Smith did her part to make it 21 on Saturday. The Nitro Wildcats walked away with a 65-54 win over the Winfield Generals thanks to Smith, who went 5-for-9 on her way to 14 points along with eight assists and four steals. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in assists.
The team also got some help courtesy of Mika Adams, who posted six points. She has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times she's played.
Several Generals players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Gabriella Canterbury, who went 5-for-10 en route to 19 points. Emeri Nelson was another key player, going 5-for-10 to rack up 13 points.
Nitro's record is now 14-3. As for Winfield, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-9.
Looking ahead, Nitro will welcome Wheeling Park at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Nitro's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five contests. As for Winfield, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 70-28 victory against Poca on the 11th.
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