A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Wood Wildcats challenge the Bethel Jaguars at 12:30 p.m. on Monday... Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Wood's tournament run continued when they took on Presentation on Saturday. Wood came out on top against Presentation by a score of 45-38.
| 12/28/24 vs Presentation | 12 |
| 12/27/24 vs Granada | 9 |
| 12/20/24 vs Weston Ranch | 9 |
Wood's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Amiyah Murry, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 12 rebounds, and Mikyah Dixon, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 boards. Murry has been hot recently, having posted nine or more rebounds the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Nateyah Ebuen, who posted six points and five rebounds.
Wood smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in six consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Bethel hadn't done well against St. Patrick-St. Vincent recently (they were 1-7 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Bethel slipped by St. Patrick-St. Vincent 50-49.
The victory got Wood back to even at 7-7. As for Bethel, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season.
Wood ended up a good deal behind Bethel when the teams last played back in December of 2016, losing 62-45. Can Wood avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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