Basketball Recap: Woodlawn-B.R. Wins High-Profile Game Against Denham Springs

Panthers

Previous 4 Games

01/20/25 vs Denham Springs	54-50
01/13/25 vs University Lab	60-51
01/11/25 vs Destrehan	50-46
01/04/25 vs Lafayette	53-48

On Monday, Woodlawn-B.R. faced Denham Springs in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Woodlawn-B.R. Panthers snuck past the Denham Springs Yellowjackets with a 54-50 victory. Winning may never get old, but the Panthers sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.

Denham Springs' loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Marlee Johnson, who posted 17 points and four steals. The dominant performance also gave Johnson a new career-high in assists (three). Another player making a difference was Taylor Smith, who went 6 for 12 on her way to 16 points along with five rebounds and three steals.

Woodlawn-B.R. has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Denham Springs, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-8.

Woodlawn-B.R. will have a chance to go back-to-back against Denham Springs: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.