With a playoff game on the line, the Nitro Wildcats rose to the challenge on Thursday. They walked away with a 53-43 win over the Pioneers. The victory was familiar territory for Nitro who now have 14 in a row.
Natalie Smith continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds. She has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last seven times she's played. Brooklyn Cawley was another key contributor, scoring 11 points.
Despite the defeat, Wayne saw an underclassman step up: Jaycelyn Sammons scored 16 points along with four steals. Sammons is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last ten games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooke Adkins, who scored six points along with nine rebounds and four steals.
Even though they lost, Wayne smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Nitro only pulled down five offensive rebounds.
Nitro has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 18 games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-3 record this season. As for Wayne, their loss dropped their record down to 23-2.
Nitro is on the road again on Saturday and plays Lewis County at 10:00 a.m. on March 9th. Nitro has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. Wayne does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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