Wood fought the good fight in their overtime match against Vacaville on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell to the Vacaville Bulldogs 46-41. While the Wildcats didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Bulldogs 6-2 in the first quarter.
| 01/23/25 @ Vacaville | 13 |
| 01/21/25 vs Pioneer | 13 |
| 01/16/25 vs Rodriguez | 10 |
Despite the loss, Wood still got an impressive performance from Amiyah Murry, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 13 boards. Murry has been hot recently, having posted ten or more rebounds the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Abigail Ward, who posted eight points and five steals.
Vacaville's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Britain Gonzales, who put up four points along with 14 boards and three steals. The dominant performance gave Gonzales a new career-high in rebounds. Another player making a difference was Lula Kifle, who scored eight points and seven boards.
Wood dropped their record down to 10-12 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Vacaville, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-10.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Wood will venture away from home to challenge River City at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Wood is facing River City at the right time seeing as River City is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Vacaville, they will head out on the road to take on Sacramento at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. That contest will pit two of the most dominant guards against one another: La Ne Dunn and Kifle.
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