After flying high against Van on Friday, Paden City came back down to earth. The Paden City Wildcats came up short against the Paw Paw Pirates on Saturday, falling 48-23. The Wildcats were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Pirates apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in February of 2018.
| 12/14/24 vs Paw Paw | 9 |
| 12/13/24 @ Van | 10 |
| 12/10/24 @ Heritage Christian | 11 |
| 12/06/24 vs Valley | 12 |
Despite the loss, Paden City still got an impressive performance from Ashton Wade, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine boards. Wade has been hot recently, having posted nine or more rebounds the last four times she's played.
Paw Paw's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Alexis Kidwell led the charge by putting up 12 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Shayla Tanouye, who posted 11 points.
Paden City dropped their record down to 2-3 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home.
Paden City and Tyler will compete for holiday cheer at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Paden City is facing Tyler at the right time seeing as Tyler is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Paw Paw, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Turkeyfoot Valley Area at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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