Washington was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were dealt a 68-19 loss at the hands of the Wheatley Wildcats. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1367th, while the Wildcats are ranked 528th).
Wheatley was led to victory by Caria Thomas and Jamie Solomon. Thomas went 9 for 14 en route to 23 points in addition to seven rebounds and five steals, while Solomon went 10 of 24 on her way to 27 points. Solomon's evening made it eight games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Da'Nasia Parrish, who posted eight points.
Washington's defeat dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Wheatley, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-2 record this season.
Washington has already played their next game (against North Forest), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Wheatley will head out on the road to challenge Worthing at 1:45 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Wheatley's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last eight contests.
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