Two dominant  forwards in  Natalia Sanchez and  Donnese Payne are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Wood Wildcats will be staying on the road  on Friday to face off against the East Union Lancers at 7:00  p.m.  on February 16th. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication,  the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
 With a playoff game on the line, Wood rose to the challenge  on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Patriots by a score of  55-45.
 Wood had a senior duo take command as  Sa?nyah Stewart  scored 22 points along with five  steals and two  blocks and  Sanchez  scored 14 points along with eight  rebounds and two  steals. Sanchez hasn't dropped below two  steals for 11 straight games. Another player making a difference was  Tianna Palmer, who  scored two points along with eight  rebounds and three  steals.
 Meanwhile, East Union put the finishing touches on their 12th blowout victory of the season  on Wednesday. They took their  match at home  with ease, bagging a  64-32 victory over Lathrop. Given East Union's advantage  in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings  (they are ranked 162nd, while Lathrop is ranked 473rd), the result  wasn't entirely unexpected.
 Wood is  on a roll lately: they've  won eight of their last nine games,  which provided a massive bump to their 18-11 record  this season. As for East Union,  the  win  made it two in a row for them and  bumps their season record up to 24-5.
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