It was a proper cat-fight when Brighton took on Bolton on Tuesday. The Brighton Cardinals were beaten by the Bolton Wildcats 69-33. The Cardinals were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Wildcats apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in February of 2019.
Despite the defeat, Brighton had strong showings from Rihanna Wilson, who went 6 for 14 on her way to 14 points and six steals, and Akayvia Joshua, who posted four points in addition to five rebounds and three steals. Wilson continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last four games she's played.
Analeticia Valasquez continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Bolton, dropping a double-double on 40 points and ten steals. Valasquez continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of I'Mari Pointer, who put up 15 points and three steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Brighton and nudges their season record down to 2-5. As for Bolton, their win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-2.
Brighton will welcome Dyer County at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Dyer County knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past six matches -- so hopefully Brighton likes a good challenge. As for Bolton, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 60-22 victory against Raleigh-Egypt on the 11th.
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