The West Shore Wildcats will be defending their home-court for the first time this season they go up against the Melbourne Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Melbourne took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on West Shore, who comes in off a win.
Last Wednesday, West Shore really took it to Melbourne Central Catholic for the full four quarters, racking up a 46-17 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
West Shore found their leader in sophomore Kaelani Luther, who went 8 for 16 en route to 18 points plus six steals. What's more, Luther also racked up two assists, the most she's had since back in December of 2023. Another player making a difference was Emily Marshall, who posted four points in addition to six rebounds and five steals.
Meanwhile, Melbourne was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss dating back to last season. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 35-34 to Winter Park.
Melbourne's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Brianna Matthews, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 20 rebounds, and Jocelyn Paz, who earned nine points.
Melbourne's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for West Shore, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
West Shore might still be hurting after the 49-25 defeat they got from Melbourne when the teams last played back in January. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point West Shore was down 28-7.
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