The Woodland Wolverines will square off against the First Baptist School Hurricanes at 8:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Woodland is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Orangeburg-Wilkinson on Saturday. Woodland fell just short of Orangeburg-Wilkinson by a score of 45-43.
Despite the defeat, Woodland got top-tier performance from JaKease Salley, who went 6 for 14 en route to 17 points plus eight rebounds and three steals. Salley is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last nine games he's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Aiden Walker, who posted nine points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, First Baptist School came up short against Philip Simmons on Friday and fell 67-54.
First Baptist School's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Woodland, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Everything went Woodland's way against First Baptist School in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, as Woodland made off with a 47-26 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Woodland since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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