The San Diego Cavers fought the good fight in their overtime match against the Wilson Wildcats on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell to the Wildcats 48-43. San Diego has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Several Cavers players turned in solid performances, despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Mackenzie Nitzel, who scored nine points along with 28 rebounds. Those 28 rebounds set a new season-high mark for her. Shanti Glenn was another key contributor, scoring 19 points along with six rebounds.
San Diego now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Wilson, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-6.
San Diego won't have much time to rest: their next match is against University at 3:00 p.m. on December 28th. University is coming into the match hot, having won their last three games. Wilson won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Santana at 3:00 p.m. on December 28th. Santana will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps California Rankings (they are ranked 1182nd, while Wilson is ranked 539th).
