Walkersville managed to keep up with Williamsport until halftime on Monday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Walkersville Lions came up short against the Williamsport Wildcats, falling 59-35. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Wildcats this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 59-36 back in January.
Leading Williamsport to victory were Zay Oree and Jahmeir Byrd. Oree went 7-for-12 to rack up 16 points and six assists, while Byrd almost dropped a double-double with 18 points and nine rebounds. The match was Byrd's sixth in a row with at least 17 points. Another player making a difference was Markell Campbell, who posted eight points and five boards.
Walkersville now has a losing record of 9-10. As for Williamsport, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season.
Looking ahead, Walkersville will head out on the road to face off against Urbana at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Urbana will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Walkersville surely won't give up without a fight. As for Williamsport, they will welcome South Hagerstown at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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