Woodridge hasn't had much luck against Norton recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Woodridge Bulldogs will venture away from home to square off against the Norton Panthers at 7:00 p.m.
Woodridge is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Cloverleaf on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Woodridge came up short against Cloverleaf, falling 66-43. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 473rd, while the Colts are ranked 219th).
Meanwhile, Norton had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 31 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They walked away with a 51-42 win over the Colts.
Norton is also on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.6 points per game. As for Woodridge, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-13.
Woodridge came up short against Norton in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, falling 33-25. Can Woodridge avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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