Basketball Game Preview: Loogootee Lions vs. Wood Memorial Trojans

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Previous Games

12/06/24 - Away	45-50 L
12/01/23 - Home	58-31 W
12/02/22 - Away	47-29 W
12/03/21 - Home	72-39 W
02/23/21 - Away	75-33 W
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Loogootee and Wood Memorial are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2016, but not for long. The Lions will be playing at home against the Trojans at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Loogootee will be strutting in after a win while Wood Memorial will be coming in after a loss.

Loogootee is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Owen Valley: they outscored them in every quarter. The Lions enjoyed a cozy 53-37 victory over the Patriots on Saturday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lions.

AJ Foster went supernova, going 9-for-13 en route to 20 points and five assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Christian Garcia, who posted 11 points.

Meanwhile, Wood Memorial unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They lost 77-56 to Princeton on Tuesday.

Loogootee now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Wood Memorial, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-1.

Loogootee came up short against Wood Memorial in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, falling 50-45. Will the Lions have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.