After both having extra time off, the Kashmere Fighting Rams and the Wheatley Wildcats will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Kashmere has now lost seven straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since November 15.
Kashmere is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell just short of Washington by a score of 42-39 two weeks ago.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Wheatley duked it out withHull-Daisetta last Saturday. Couldn't have asked for a better way to wrap up 2024 than the 70-31 stomp they got against Hull-Daisetta. The Wildcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 games by 25 points or more this season.
Kashmere better keep an eye on Jamie Solomon. She was instrumental in Wheatley's win, dropping a double-double on 34 points and ten assists. The dominant performance gave Solomon a new career-high in assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Symone Johnson, who went 6 of 14 on her way to 12 points in addition to seven steals and six assists.
Wheatley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 27 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Wheatley's victory bumped their record up to 14-2. As for Kashmere, their loss dropped their record down to 1-9.
Kashmere was dealt a bruising 65-6 defeat at the hands of Wheatley when the teams last played back in November of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Solomon, who went 7 of 9 from beyond the arc on her way to 35 points and three steals. Now that Kashmere knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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