Basketball Game Preview: Woodmore Wildcats vs. St. Mary Central Catholic Panthers

A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Woodmore Wildcats duke it out with the St. Mary Central Catholic Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday... The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Woodmore has five straight victories, St. Mary Central Catholic has 28 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Woodmore is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing St. Joseph Central Catholic: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Woodmore blew St. Joseph Central Catholic out of the water with a 52-25 final score. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Wildcats had established a 24 point advantage.

Meanwhile, St. Mary Central Catholic played a tough contest on Saturday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 52-18 loss at the hands of Calvert. The Panthers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-9.

Woodmore pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.3 points per game. As for St. Mary Central Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.

Everything came up roses for Woodmore against St. Mary Central Catholic when the teams last played back in February, as the team secured a 51-15 victory. Does Woodmore have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Mary Central Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.