Basketball Recap: Tariq Bridges Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Woodrow Wilson

While Millikan didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-18), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They came out on top against the Woodrow Wilson Bruins by a score of 66-57 on Thursday. This was payback for the Rams, who suffered an 84-65 defeat the last time these two teams met.

Millikan's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Tariq Bridges led the charge by going 5 of 12 on his way to 17 points and five assists. The game was Bridges' fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Joseph Wicker, who went 7 of 11 on his way to 17 points.

Millikan is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for Woodrow Wilson, their loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 6-7.

Millikan and Woodrow Wilson could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps California Rankings. Millikan (ranked 146th) will meet Sierra Canyon (ranked 35th) at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Similarly, Woodrow Wilson will square off against Loyola at 3:00 p.m. on January 4, 2025 down 295 places (323 vs. 28).