One day after playing its worst match of the season, Wilde Lake bounced back with its best.
Following a 93-76 loss to Glenelg on Tuesday at Cattail Creek Country Club, the Wildecats came out against Marriotts Ridge Wednesday at Hobbits Glen and put it all together for a 98-93 shootout victory.
"I was really proud of the guys for how they battled back and responded after yesterday," Wilde Lake coach Diane Caporaletti said. "I think they were slightly embarrassed … we didn't just lose, we got blown out. I challenged each of them. Today was their chance to show what they're capable of."
Led by a career-best 30 points (three-under par) from Tyler Silberberg, Wilde Lake answered the call. Rafey Iqbal also set a career-high with 26 points of his own, while David Yancich and Matt Shin each chipped in with 21, as the Wildecats broke the 90-point barrier for the first time this season.
Wilde Lake (5-1) needed every single one of its points, as Marriotts Ridge (2-2) got 27 points from Chris Yoo and 26 from Michael Dorsch on its way to its second straight 93-point day. The Mustangs had beaten Howard 93-81 on Tuesday.
But Wilde Lake's consistency from top to bottom on Wednesday won out.
"Everyone on the team finally played well on the same day and we'd been waiting for that all year," Silberberg said. "It's hard to explain how happy I was."
Silberberg himself played almost flawlessly from tee to green. He hit every green in regulation and all but two fairways, helping him finish with three birdies and no bogeys.
After shooting a two-under-par round against Glenelg on Tuesday, Silberberg said he just kept it going.
"I carried over my ball striking with my irons from yesterday and then drove the ball even better," he said. "It was mistake-free golf."
The 30 points is currently the best individual round this fall by any county boys golfer.
Wilde Lake 98, Marriotts Ridge 93
WL (5-1): Silberberg 30, Iqbal 26, Yancich 21, Shin 21
MR (2-2): Yoo 27, M. Dorsch 26, J. Dorsch 21, Park 19.
Centennial 79, Reservoir 59
C (4-1): Flach 26, McShane 20, Mehta 20, Humphrey 13.
Re (2-2): Kendall 18, Sabot 16, Leadbetter 15, Yang 10.
Howard 45, Long Reach 14
Ho (3-3): Balter 14, Reid 13, Crawford 11, Higgins 7.
LR (0-5): Tafuri 11, Grabowski 2, Appler 1.
Girls
Long Reach 40, Howard 30
It was a banner day for the Lightning, which had its girls team hit 40 points for the first time this season. Elissa Lee continued her consistent play with a 20-point day, followed by Courtney Sample and Abigail Caspar with 10 points apiece.
Lee made pars on three of her final four holes, while Caspar had two pars on the day and Sample had one. The strong team effort helped hold off a Howard team that was led by Colleen Higgins' 21 points.
LR (4-1): Lee 20, Sample 10, Caspar 10.
Ho (2-3-1): Higgins 21, Song 7, Iazaga 2.
Centennial 43, Reservoir 20
C (3-2): McShane 20, Kuan 18, Kim 5.
Re (0-4): Parater 10, Howard 7, Gaverth 3.
Marriotts Ridge 59, Wilde Lake 5