The Wallkill Panthers will challenge the Monroe-Woodbury Crusaders at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Wallkill is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.8 points per game this season.
Wallkill took a loss when they played away from home last Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They wrapped up 2024 with a 74-58 victory over Highland. The score was all tied up 28-28 at the break, but the Panthers were the better team in the second half.
Zoe Mesuch was her usual excellent self, shooting 7-for-13 from deep and dropping a double-double on 38 points and 12 boards. That makes it four consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Wallkill's points. Gabriella Gualtiere was another key player, going 5 for 6 on her way to 10 points and six rebounds.
Wallkill smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Monroe-Woodbury came up short against Pine Bush two weeks ago and fell 61-49. The Crusaders have struggled against the Bushmen recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
The win got Wallkill back to even at 2-2. As for Monroe-Woodbury, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Wallkill beat Monroe-Woodbury 49-38 when the teams last played back in January of 2023. Does Wallkill have another victory up their sleeve, or will Monroe-Woodbury turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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