Basketball Game Preview: Worthing Colts vs. Washington Eagles

Worthing is 1-9 against Washington since December of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Worthing Colts will welcome the Washington Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Worthing knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 20 contests -- so hopefully Washington likes a good challenge.

Worthing will bounce into Friday's game after beating Mickey Leland College Preparatory Academy for Young Men, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Worthing put the hurt on Mickey Leland College Preparatory Academy for Young Men with a sharp 64-38 victory on Tuesday. The Colts have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matchups by 20 points or more this season.

Courtland Sloan was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 31 points and ten boards. The contest was his 13th in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Boston Greenwood, who posted 12 points.

Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Washington against Northside on Wednesday as the team secured an 87-35 win. The Eagles is also no stranger to big wins: their blowout was the six game they've won by 20+ points or more this season.

Washington pushed their record up to 15-3 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 38.2 points. As for Worthing, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season.

Worthing suffered a grim 86-63 defeat to Washington when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Will Worthing have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.