If West Shore was riding high fresh off their 46-17 takedown of Melbourne Central Catholic two weeks ago, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The West Shore Wildcats were beaten by the Melbourne Bulldogs 63-27 on Tuesday. The loss continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now lost four in a row.
Despite the defeat, West Shore saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Kaelani Luther went 7 of 13 en route to 20 points.
Melbourne found their leader in sophomore Brianna Matthews, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 13 boards. Matthews is crushing it when it comes to boards: she's pulled down at least eight every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Jocelyn Paz, who went 5 of 6 on her way to 12 points.
West Shore's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Melbourne, with the win, they broke their seven-game losing streak and moved their record to 1-2.
West Shore wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 55-15 defeat against Edgewood on the 6th. Melbourne has also already played their next matchup, a 40-38 loss against Titusville on the 4th.
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