Basketball Game Preview: Walden Grove Red Wolves vs. Empire Ravens

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Previous Games

11/30/23 - Away	70-50 W
12/01/22 - Home	74-30 W
01/18/22 - Home	73-32 W
02/25/21 - Home	62-51 W
12/14/17 - Away	76-62 W
+ 3 more games

Walden Grove has gone 7-1 against Empire recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Walden Grove Red Wolves will head out to face off against the Empire Ravens at 7:00 p.m. Walden Grove is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 74.7 points per game this season.

Walden Grove will head into Thursday's match on the come-up: they were handed a 21-point defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Moon Valley, sneaking past 56-53.

Walden Grove's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Imileo Martinez led the charge by putting up 11 points. Another player making a difference was Mitchel Collins, who posted 12 points.

Meanwhile, Empire was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Florence, falling 74-51.

Empire's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Walden Grove, their win bumped their record up to 5-2.

Walden Grove took their victory against Empire in their previous meeting back in November of 2023 by a conclusive 70-50. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Empire's Donovan Davidson, who had 30 points and three steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Walden Grove still be able to contain Davidson? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.