Basketball Recap: Sherwood's Victory on Monday Extends Winning Streak to Eight

Warriors

Previous Games

02/03/25 @ Wootton	75-57
01/31/25 @ Gaithersburg	87-64
01/28/25 vs Kennedy	60-50
01/23/25 vs Wheaton	80-60
01/18/25 vs Blake	74-69
+ 3 more games

Sherwood waltzed into their game on Monday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They strolled past the Wootton Patriots with points to spare, taking the game 75-57. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Maryland basketball rankings (they are ranked 22nd, while the Patriots are ranked 145th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

When it comes to explaining why Wootton lost, don't look at Chase Mitchell. Despite the final result, he went 7 of 15 en route to 19 points. Mitchell's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Darnel Engoto, who posted eight points and six boards.

Sherwood pushed their record up to 17-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 76.0 points per game. As for Wootton, their loss dropped their record down to 9-8.

Sherwood has already played their next match (against Richard Montgomery), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Wootton wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 54-51 win against Churchill on the 4th.