The Umatilla Bulldogs will challenge the Wildwood Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
After dropping their season opener at home, Wildwood is headed out to face a Bulldogs team ready to give their home crowd a win. Umatilla took a 74-69 hit to the loss column at the hands of East Ridge.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Wildwood). They were the clear victor by a 95-71 margin over East Ridge on Monday. The score was close at the half, but the Wildcats pulled away in the second half with 51 points.
Wildwood's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Demarius Knight, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 12 rebounds. Knight is also crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Demetrius Knight, who went 7 for 11 en route to 18 points.
Wildwood smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in four consecutive games.
Umatilla was taken down by Wildwood 86-58 in their previous meeting back in January of 2023. Can Umatilla avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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