The Wallkill Panthers will take on the Our Lady of Lourdes Warriors at 5:45 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Wallkill will head into Tuesday's contest on the come-up: they were handed a heart-breaking two-point defeat in their last game, but they sure didn't let that happen against Rondout Valley on Tuesday. Wallkill blew past Rondout Valley 69-34. That looming 69-34 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Panthers yet this season.
Zoe Mesuch was her usual excellent self, going 8 of 12 en route to 25 points and seven steals. That makes it seven consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Wallkill's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Julia Price, who went 5 of 9 on her way to 12 points and three steals.
Wallkill was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Our Lady of Lourdes). They came out on top against Roosevelt by a score of 64-51 on Tuesday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Warriors as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Our Lady of Lourdes' victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-3. As for Wallkill, their win bumped their record up to 3-4.
Wallkill came up short against Our Lady of Lourdes when the teams last played back in February of 2024, falling 55-50. Can Wallkill avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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