If Wharton was feeling good fresh off their 49-27 takedown of Riverview last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Wharton Wildcats were beaten by the Bloomingdale Bulls 77-25 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 253rd, while the Bulls are ranked 76th).
Wharton's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Sydney Hurst, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds, and Liala Williams, who posted nine points. Hurst is becoming a predictor of Wharton's success: when she posts at least eight boards the team is 9-4 (and 3-5 when she doesn't).
Savannah Ferguson was nothing short of spectacular for Bloomingdale: she shot 5-for-8 from deep and dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten steals. The dominant performance gave Ferguson a new career-high in points. Noelle Mengel was another key player, going 6 for 14 en route to 13 points along with five assists and five rebounds.
Wharton has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-9 record this season. As for Bloomingdale, they pushed their record up to 15-5 with the win, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season.
Wharton will challenge Blake at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Bloomingdale has already played their next game, a 63-49 victory against Clearwater on the 25th.
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