The Great Oak Wolfpack came tearing into Friday's match with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.4 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took down Temecula Valley 53-34. That's another feather in the cap for Great Oak, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Great Oak got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Bri Thomas out in front who scored nine points along with 11 rebounds and four blocks. Another player making a difference was Kayla Martin, who scored 12 points.
Loss or not, Temecula Valley got some senior leadership from Karlee Wellonen who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds and Audrey Pollack who scored nine points along with six rebounds. That's the first time this season that Wellonen scored 15 or more points.
Great Oak has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for Temecula Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 12-7.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Great Oak will take on Murrieta Mesa at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Murrieta Mesa is coming into the matchup on a five-game losing streak. As for Temecula Valley, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Murrieta Valley at 5:30 p.m. One thing working in Murrieta Valley's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last four matchups.
