Wood and Rodriguez are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Wood Wildcats will venture away from home to challenge the Rodriguez Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Wood and three for Rodriguez.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 83-22, which was the final score in Wood's tilt against Vanden on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 702nd, while the Vikings are ranked 124th).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Abigail Ward, who posted seven points. Melania Condez was another key player, putting up six points.
Meanwhile, Rodriguez played a tough contest on Wednesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were beaten by Dublin 75-29. The Mustangs were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 43-19.
Rodriguez's loss dropped their record down to 8-13. As for Wood, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-15.
Wood didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Rodriguez in their previous matchup back in January, but they still walked away with a 47-42 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wood since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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