After flying high against Mira Loma last Wednesday, Wheatland came back down to earth. The Wheatland Pirates were beaten by the Lincoln Fighting Zebras 58-27 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1111th, while the Fighting Zebras are ranked 320th).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lincoln to victory, but perhaps none more so than TAYLOR HODGE, who dropped a double-double with 12 points and 11 boards. HODGE has become a key player for Lincoln: the team is 16-3 when she posts at least eight rebounds, but 2-5 otherwise. TAYLOR BUTLER was another key player, going 5 for 6 on her way to 14 points and six boards.
Wheatland's loss dropped their record down to 2-19. As for Lincoln, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-8.
Looking ahead, Wheatland will face off against Bear River at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Lincoln, they will square off against Marysville at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Marysville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.5 points per game this season.
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