Basketball Game Preview: Woodmere Academy vs. Friendship Tech Prep Academy Titans

Woodmere Academy and the Friendship Tech Prep Academy Titans will round out the year against one another at at 2:45 p.m. on Friday. Woodmere Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six games -- so hopefully Friendship Tech Prep Academy likes a good challenge.

Woodmere Academy is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Archbishop Carroll just ended the team's six-game winning streak dating back to last season on Friday. They took a 74-66 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lions. The contest marked Woodmere Academy's lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Meanwhile, Friendship Tech Prep Academy had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 36.6 points) and they went ahead and made it ten on Saturday. They came out on top against the Knights by a score of 57-47. Given the Titans' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked fourth in District of Columbia, while the Knights are ranked 138th in Maryland), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Friendship Tech Prep Academy's win came from a few key players Woodmere Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was David Bumpass, who went 8 for 13 on his way to 16 points. His evening made it eight games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Aidan Haskins was another key player, putting up 17 points.

Friendship Tech Prep Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in seven consecutive matches.

Having lost for the first time this season, Woodmere Academy fell to 5-1. As for Friendship Tech Prep Academy, their win bumped their record up to 10-1.