If Woodstock was riding high fresh off their 62-30 takedown of Clarke Central last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Woodstock Wolverines took a 58-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Etowah Eagles on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Wolverines can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 182nd, while the Eagles are ranked 32nd).
Morghan Slater and Lily Conkell certainly did their best on Saturday to avoid the loss. Slater posted 15 points and three steals, while Conkell went 5 of 11 on her way to 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Emily Jacobs, who put up seven points and ten rebounds.
Etowah's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Caitlyn Garcia led the charge by putting up 11 points in addition to eight rebounds and eight steals. Garcia has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Myla Pesqueira, who had ten points and four steals.
Woodstock's loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 5-11. As for Etowah, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Woodstock will challenge Sequoyah at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Sequoyah's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three games. As for Etowah, they will square off against North Paulding at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. North Paulding will roll in looking for their 14th straight victory, something Etowah surely won't give up without a fight.
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