It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Woods Cross ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They snuck past the Roy Royals with a 40-36 victory. This was payback for the Wildcats, who suffered a 55-47 loss the last time these two teams met.
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Woods Cross got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Ili Crockett out in front who posted 11 points in addition to eight boards and six steals. The dominant performance gave Crockett a new career-high in steals. Another player making a difference was Kaylee Abell, who scored six points and ten rebounds.
Woods Cross was working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Roy only posted four assists.
Roy lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Jerzee Hart, who put up six points and 15 boards. With that strong performance, Hart is now averaging an impressive 8.3 rebounds per game. Jazzi Prieto was another key player, going 5 for 11 on her way to 12 points and six boards.
Woods Cross' victory bumped their record up to 9-5. As for Roy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-9.
Woods Cross has already played their next contest, a 50-40 win against Northridge on the 17th. As for Roy, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 59-23 defeat against Bountiful on the 17th.
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