Wright City and Whitesboro are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2015, but not for long. The Wright City Lumberjax will head out on the road to face off against the Whitesboro Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Wright City focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 24 on Tuesday.
Last Tuesday, Wright City came up short against Tushka and fell 46-39. The loss was the Lumberjax's first of the season.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Braileigh Threadgill, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 11 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Aniya Pigg, who earned seven points plus five steals.
Meanwhile, Whitesboro also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Smithville by a score of 53-43. The loss was the Bulldogs' first of the season.
Wright City's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-1. As for Whitesboro, their loss was their first of the season and also makes their record 2-1.
Wright City strolled past Whitesboro in their previous meeting back in November of 2023 by a score of 60-43. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wright City since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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