Northside entered their matchup against Wheatley on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Northside Panthers had to suffer through a 65-26 loss at the hands of the Wheatley Wildcats. The game marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Wheatley to victory, but perhaps none more so than Caria Thomas, who almost dropped a double-double on 22 points and nine assists. Thomas is also crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Jamie Solomon was another key player, going 7 of 9 on her way to 18 points along with five assists and five steals.
Northside's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-6. As for Wheatley, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Northside will head out to face off against Kashmere at 4:15 p.m. on January 25th. As for Wheatley, they will venture away from home to square off against Furr at 7:15 p.m. on January 24th.
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