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IMAGE GALLERY: Lady Wildcats in the Driver's Seat

After Friday win over Melrose, Wilmington girls basketball now comfortably atop Middlesex League Small School Division.

There aren't many games this season that the need revenge for. Still, the Lady Wildcats can check one off their short list.

On Friday, head coach Jay Keane's charges cruised to a 52-38 victory over visiting Melrose, the same team that handed the locals one of their three losses on the year. Back on January 10, host Melrose earned a convincing 56-41 win of its own.

But this time it was all Wilmington. Emily Crannell dumped in 17 points, Michelle Woods chipped in nine markers and Christa Brent added eight tallies of her own in a winning cause.

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Courtesy of the win, the Lady Wildcats are now one victory from sealing a league title. Even if they lose their remaining two contests, the team can do no worse than tying for the crown.

Overall, Wilmington is 16-3 on the year, with a 7-1 record in Middlesex League play. Stoneham and Melrose are each tied for second with a 5-3 mark in the league.

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The Lady Wildcats can seal their regular season title on Tuesday when Wakefield visits town.

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