The Greenwood Woodmen lost against the Decatur Central Hawks back in January of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. Greenwood took a 58-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of Decatur Central. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Greenwood in their matchups with Decatur Central: they've now lost four in a row.
Greenwood's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ethan King, who scored 13 points. The team also got some help courtesy of John Ollanketo, who scored nine points.
Leading Decatur Central to victory were Kc Berry and Ayden Lawson. Berry scored 15 points along with six rebounds and three steals, while Lawson scored 14 points along with nine rebounds. Berry has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last six times he's played. Another player making a difference was Melakih Cunningham, who scored seven points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Greenwood has been struggling recently, as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-11 record this season. As for Decatur Central, their win bumped their record up to 8-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Greenwood's road trip will continue as they head out to face Perry Meridian at 7:30 p.m. on January 26th. As for Decatur Central, they will square off against Avon at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Avon focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 22 on Friday.
