Wilde Lake and Atholton are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2016, but not for long. The Wilde Lake Wildecats' homestand continues as they prepare to take on the Atholton Raiders at 5:30 p.m. on February 12th. Wilde Lake has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 343 points over their last five matchups.
Wilde Lake pushed their score all the way to 61 on Wednesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 70-61 to River Hill. While losing is never fun, Wilde Lake can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maryland basketball rankings (they are ranked 137th, while River Hill is ranked 29th).
Meanwhile, Atholton got the win against Glenelg on Friday by a conclusive 64-39. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest victory Atholton has managed all season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Atholton to victory, but perhaps none more so than Amir Shaheed, who scored 16 points. Another player making a difference was Deion Dent, who scored 14 points along with five rebounds.
Wilde Lake's defeat dropped their record down to 9-11. As for Atholton, they pushed their record up to 14-6 with that victory, which was their seventh straight on the road.
Wilde Lake strolled past Atholton in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 by a score of 74-58. Does Wilde Lake have another victory up their sleeve, or will Atholton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
