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| 02/10/25 - Home | 49-27 W |
| 01/13/25 - Away | 50-32 W |
| 02/05/24 - Away | 49-27 W |
| 01/08/24 - Home | 31-26 W |
| 01/23/23 - Home | 52-39 W |
| + 3 more games |
After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Morris, Wilmington was happy to have turned things around on Monday. They blew past the Streator Bulldogs 49-27. The victory continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now won eight in a row.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Wilmington to victory, but perhaps none more so than Alaina Clark, who posted six points in addition to six steals and five assists. Clark is becoming a predictor of Wilmington's success: when she posts at least three steals the team is 16-1 (and 4-7 when she doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Sami Liaromatis, who earned 11 points along with seven steals and five rebounds.
Clark wasn't the only one working in the assist department: Wilmington was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Streator only posted four assists.
Streator's loss came despite strong showings from Ava Gwaltney and Leah Krohe. Gwaltney scored 12 points and seven boards, while Krohe had ten points. That was a full 44.4% of Streator's points, marking the sixth time in a row she's put up more than a third of the team's points.
Wilmington's record now sits at 20-8. As for Streator, their loss was their 23rd straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-28.
Coming up, Wilmington won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Dwight at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Streator, they will challenge Ottawa at 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday.
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