Wellington has gone 8-2 against Black River recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Wellington Dukes will venture away from home to face off against the Black River Pirates at 5:30 p.m. Wellington will be strutting in after a win while Black River will be coming in after a defeat.
Wellington is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Northwestern: they outscored them in every quarter. Wellington strolled past Northwestern with points to spare on Monday, taking the game 40-23.
| 01/27/25 vs Northwestern | 17 |
| 01/22/25 vs Firelands | 12 |
| 01/18/25 @ Columbia | 15 |
| 01/15/25 vs Oberlin | 26 |
| 01/13/25 vs Loudonville | 10 |
It was another big night for Brooke Lehmkuhl, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 14 rebounds. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 15.1 points per game. Kalynne Pickering was another key player, putting up nine points and three steals.
Meanwhile, Black River was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their 19th straight loss dating back to last season. They took a blow against Mapleton, falling 48-6. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 778th, while the Mounties are ranked 363rd).
Wellington now has a winning record of 9-8. As for Black River, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-16.
Everything came up roses for Wellington against Black River when the teams last played back in December of 2024, as the squad secured a 59-23 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wellington since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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