Wheatley is on a eight-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Worthing is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Wheatley Wildcats will welcome the Worthing Colts at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Saturday, Wheatley humbled MacArthur with a 65-16 victory. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 427th, while the Generals are ranked 1191st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 12/07/24 vs MacArthur | 19 |
| 12/06/24 vs Foster | 20 |
| 12/05/24 vs Lamar | 15 |
Wheatley relied on the efforts of Jamie Solomon, who went 10 of 16 on her way to 23 points and seven steals, and Caria Thomas, who went 8 of 16 on her way to 19 points and four steals. The game was Thomas' third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mykel Henderson, who posted nine points and five steals.
While Worthing didn't have the best season last year (they finished 12-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They blew past Milby, posting a 62-33 win.
Worthing's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Wheatley, their win bumped their record up to 10-1.
Wheatley was able to grind out a solid victory over Worthing in their previous matchup back in January, winning 58-51. Does Wheatley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Worthing turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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