Wilcox-Hildreth had won three straight games and Madison Bunger did her part to make it four on Tuesday. The Wilcox-Hildreth Falcons walked away with a 43-35 win over the Bertrand Vikings thanks in part to Bunger, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 12 boards. She has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last six times she's played.
01/12/24 @ Loomis | 8 |
12/16/23 vs Pleasanton | 7 |
01/26/24 vs Franklin | 7 |
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Another player making a difference was Cara Bunger, who posted four points in addition to seven assists and seven boards. That's the most assists she has posted since back in January of 2024.
Bertrand lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Addison Andersen, who had 12 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooklyn Evans, who put up nine points along with five boards and three steals.
Wilcox-Hildreth is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.3 points per game. As for Bertrand, they dropped their record down to 5-6 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Wilcox-Hildreth will square off against Kenesaw at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Wilcox-Hildreth's defense has only allowed 27.8 points per game this season, so Kenesaw's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Bertrand, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 57-24 defeat against Southern Valley on the 9th.
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