Splendora fought the good fight in their overtime game against Onalaska on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 76-72 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Onalaska Wildcats. That makes it the first time this season Splendora has let down their home crowd.
Defeat or not, Splendora got some senior leadership from Jaydn McNeely and Peyton Whaley. McNeely almost dropped a triple-double on 22 points, 11 rebounds, and nine assists, while Whaley went 6 for 11 en route to 16 points plus six assists and five rebounds. Those six assists set a new season-high mark for Whaley. Tramaine Jackson was another key player, earning ten points plus five assists and five rebounds.
Even though they lost, Splendora was working as a unit and finished the game with 27 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since the start of last season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Onalaska to victory, but perhaps none more so than Devon Vienneau, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 12 rebounds. Vienneau's afternoon made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Topkins, who almost dropped a double-double on 22 points and nine rebounds.
Splendora is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5. As for Onalaska, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-2.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Splendora Wildcats duke it out with the Liberty Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Splendora is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 65.4 points per game this season. As for Onalaska, they will host Tarkington at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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