Wilsonville and Crater squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but Wilsonville had to settle for second. They were dealt a 90-62 defeat at the hands of the Crater Comets. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oregon basketball rankings (they are ranked 44th, while the Comets are ranked fifth).
Wilsonville lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Fareeda ElManhawy, who went 9-for-11 to rack up 18 points. Another player making a difference was Gabi Moultrie, who shot 50% from the field on her way to 21 points and six assists.
Even though they lost, Wilsonville 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 six consecutive games.
Wilsonville's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-10. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.6 points on average over those games. As for Crater, the victory (which was their 18th in a row) raised their record to 27-1.
Wilsonville has already played their next match, a 73-41 win against Summit on the 13th. Crater has also already played their next contest (against Redmond), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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