Alexandria City and Woodson are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2019, but not for long. The Alexandria City Titans will head out to face off against the Woodson Cavaliers at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Alexandria City is coming into the matchup on the come-up as their season has now been buoyed by two straight victories. They came out on top against Friendship Collegiate Academy by a score of 63-52 on Saturday. The win was all the more spectacular given the Titans' disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 225th in Virginia, while the Knights are ranked 28th in District of Columbia).
Meanwhile, Woodson waltzed into their game on Friday with 11 straight wins... but they left with 12. They walked away with a 54-46 victory over the Rams.
Alexandria City better keep an eye on Noah Limbago. He was instrumental in Woodson's win, going 12 for 17 on his way to 31 points. Those 31 points gave Limbago a new career-high. William Taylor was another key player, putting up eight points in addition to seven rebounds and five assists.
Alexandria City has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 5-12 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.5 points per game. As for Woodson, they pushed their record up to 14-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Alexandria City took a serious blow against Woodson in their previous meeting on January 4th, falling 82-39. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Alexandria City was down 41-12.
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