Basketball Game Preview: Woodland Hills Wolverines vs. Fox Chapel Foxes

By Team Reports Feb 21, 2024, 3:13am

Preview: Woodland Hills Wolverines vs. Fox Chapel Foxes

Woodland Hills and Fox Chapel are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2017, but not for long. The Woodland Hills Wolverines' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Fox Chapel Foxes on February 22nd. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Woodland Hills had no problem doing just that on Monday. They blew past the Tigers 73-39 on the road. The win was all the more spectacular given Woodland Hills' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 224th, while Moon Area is ranked fifth).

Meanwhile, Fox Chapel scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Monday. They walked away with a 94-84 win over North Hills.

Fox Chapel's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jefferson Moorefield-Brown, who scored 27 points. Another player making a difference was Asher White, who scored 23 points along with five assists and five rebounds.

Woodland Hills' win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-13. As for Fox Chapel, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 13-10 record this season.

Woodland Hills lost to Fox Chapel on the road by a decisive 60-41 margin in their previous meeting on February 6th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fox Chapel's Will Siegel, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 11 rebounds. Now that Woodland Hills knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.

Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps