Basketball Game Preview: Decatur Bulldogs vs. Woodward Academy War Eagles

The Decatur Bulldogs are taking a road trip to challenge the Woodward Academy War Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Woodward Academy will be up against a hot Decatur team: the squad just extended their winning streak to four. Decatur took down Shiloh 60-45 on Friday. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 83rd, while the Generals are ranked 264th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

It was another big night for Jason Welborn, who went 6 for 11 en route to 15 points and five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Eli Beard, who went 5 of 7 on his way to 10 points.

Meanwhile, Woodward Academy strolled past Tri-Cities with points to spare on Monday, taking the game 81-63. The win made it back-to-back victories for the War Eagles.

Decatur is also on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.7 points per game. As for Woodward Academy, they pushed their record up to 19-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.

Decatur came up short against Woodward Academy in their previous matchup back in January, falling 67-56. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Woodward Academy's Jarvis Hayes Jr., who went 7 for 17 en route to 18 points along with six boards and five steals. Now that Decatur knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.