Basketball Game Preview: Griswold Wolverines vs. Windham Whippets

By Team Reports Dec 24, 2023, 4:58am

Preview: Griswold Wolverines vs. Windham Whippets

Griswold has been on the road for two straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will finish 2023 at home by hosting the Windham Whippets at 6:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.

Last Thursday, Griswold came up short against Plainfield and fell 71-62. Despite running the score up even higher than they did last Saturday (55), Griswold still had to take the loss.

Meanwhile, Windham's 18-7 record from last season is now well into the rear view mirror after another tough outing. They were beaten by Fitch 91-58 on Friday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did on Tuesday (56), Windham still had to take the loss.

Despite the defeat, Windham had strong showings from Anthony Green, who scored 16 points along with six rebounds and three blocks, and Malcolm Hunter , who scored 17 points along with seven assists and five rebounds. Hunter scored a full 29.3% of Windham's points, the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.

Griswold's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Windham, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-2.

Griswold ended up a good deal behind Windham when the teams last played back in January, losing 77-61. Will Griswold have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.