Worthing and Wheatley are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Worthing Colts will take on the Wheatley Wildcats at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
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 claimed a resounding 62-33 win over Milby.
Meanwhile, Wheatley blew past MacArthur, posting 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 on Saturday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Worthing better focus on containing Jamie Solomon and Caria Thomas as the pair were huge in Wheatley's win. Solomon went 10 of 16 on her way to 23 points and seven steals, while Thomas went 8 of 16 on her way to 19 points and four steals. Thomas is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Mykel Henderson, who posted nine points and five steals.
Worthing's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 32 points. As for Wheatley, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-1.
Worthing came up short against Wheatley when the teams last played back in January, falling 58-51. Can Worthing avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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