North Forest is 2-8 against Wheatley since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The North Forest Bulldogs will look to take advantage of their home court for the first time this season as they take on the Wheatley Wildcats at 7:15 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
North Forest is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their game on Monday with ease, bagging a 62-2 victory over Scarborough. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Meanwhile, Wheatley waltzed into their match on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They claimed a resounding 81-13 victory over the Fighting Rams. With the Wildcats ahead 44-5 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Wheatley found their leader in sophomore Caria Thomas, who almost dropped a double-double on 22 points and nine steals. Thomas is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Aniya Simmons, who posted seven points in addition to 11 boards and seven assists.
Wheatley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 24 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 28 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Wheatley's win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-2. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 36.2 points. As for North Forest, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 6-6 record this season.
North Forest took a serious blow against Wheatley in their previous matchup back in November of 2024, falling 93-29. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point North Forest was down 57-17.
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