A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Bethel Jaguars face off against the Wood Wildcats at 12:30 p.m. on Monday... Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Bethel will bounce into Monday's matchup after beating St. Patrick-St. Vincent, who they had gone 1-7 against in their eight prior meetings. Bethel pulled ahead with a 50-49 photo finish over St. Patrick-St. Vincent on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Wood was able to grind out a solid victory over Presentation on Saturday, taking the game 45-38.
Bethel better focus on containing Amiyah Murry and Mikyah Dixon as the pair were huge in Wood's win. Murry dropped a double-double on 13 points and 12 boards, while Dixon dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 rebounds. Murry has been hot recently, having posted nine or more rebounds the last three times she's played. Nateyah Ebuen was another key player, putting up six points and five rebounds.
Wood smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in six consecutive contests.
Bethel is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. As for Wood, the win got them back to even at 7-7.
Bethel strolled past Wood when the teams last played back in December of 2016 by a score of 62-45. Will Bethel repeat their success, or does Wood have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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