Preview: Walker Wolverines vs. Drew Charter
The Walker Wolverines will be playing in front of their home fans against Drew Charter at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Walker's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last eight games.
Last Tuesday, Walker beat Washington 60-53. Given Walker's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 135th, while Washington is ranked 349th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Walker's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Moustapha Diop, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 14 rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which Diop has scored at least a third of Walker's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Pederson, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 rebounds.
Meanwhile, even though South Atlanta scored an imposing 60 points on Tuesday, Drew Charter still came out on top. Drew Charter took their contest against South Atlanta 67-60.
Walker has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for Drew Charter, their victory bumped their record up to 7-10.
Walker beat Drew Charter 59-50 in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. Does Walker have another victory up their sleeve, or will Drew Charter turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
