Basketball Recap: Wildwood Piles Up the Points Against Umatilla

Wildcats

Margin (Wins)

11/20/24 vs Citrus	34
01/16/25 vs Umatilla	33
12/20/24 vs East Ridge	29
01/03/25 @ Citrus	27
12/11/24 vs Celebration	25

You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Wildwood on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew the Umatilla Bulldogs out of the water with an 80-47 final score. The Wildcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matches by 20 points or more this season.

Leading Wildwood to victory were Demetrius Knight and Ashton Wilson. Knight almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine boards, while Wilson went 6 of 11 on his way to 14 points and six assists. The dominant performance gave Wilson a new career-high in assists. Travonte Cousizan was another key player, putting up 11 points and four steals.

Wildwood smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.

Wildwood is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. As for Umatilla, they have also traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-12 record this season.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Wildwood won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against South Sumter at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Wildwood is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 69.5 points per game this season. As for Umatilla, they will also get right back to it: they'll square off against Trinity Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Umatilla is facing Trinity Catholic at the right time seeing as Trinity Catholic is stuck on a three-game losing streak.