Basketball Recap: Kailee Wooten Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Mt. Zion

Eagles

Margin (Wins)

12/20/24 @ Utopian Academy for the Arts	41
12/07/24 vs Forest Park	40
12/28/24 vs Whitewater	36
12/13/24 vs Douglass	28
01/14/25 vs Mt. Zion	24
12/06/24 @ Riverdale	23

There's no place like home for North Clayton, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They put the hurt on the Mt. Zion Bulldogs with a sharp 45-21 victory on Tuesday. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matches by 23 points or more this season.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead North Clayton to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kailee Wooten, who went 6 for 10 on her way to 12 points and eight boards. Wooten has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last three times she's played. Kiera Oglesby was another key player, going 5 of 7 en route to 10 points and seven boards.

North Clayton's win bumped their record up to 7-9. As for Mt. Zion, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-13.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. North Clayton has already played their next game (against Luella), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Mt. Zion has also has no score uploaded for their next contest, this one against Stone Mountain.