The Wheeler Wildcats will venture away from home to face off against the Stephenson Jaguars at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hopefully Wheeler focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 30 on Saturday.
Wheeler is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Kell on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Wheeler was beaten by Kell 76-45.
Wheeler's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Jasmine James, who had 22 points along with six rebounds and five steals, and Cailyn Landrew, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 13 rebounds. The match was James' third in a row with at least ten points. Gabrielle Cherry was another key player, scoring four points along with five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Stephenson couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They took a hard 57-41 fall against North Oconee on Saturday.
Things could have been worse for Wheeler, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 63-45 loss to Stephenson when the teams last played back in November of 2019. Can Wheeler avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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