A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Walter Johnson Wildcats take on the Paint Branch Panthers at 7:15 p.m. on Friday... Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Walter Johnson is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Whitman on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Walter Johnson lost 78-52 to Whitman. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maryland basketball rankings (they are ranked 259th, while the Vikings are ranked 48th).
Meanwhile, Paint Branch was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They were a single point away from ending the streak, but they lost a 67-66 heartbreaker at the hands of Northwest.
Paint Branch's loss dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Walter Johnson, they dropped their record down to 1-9 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Walter Johnson suffered a grim 78-57 defeat to Paint Branch when the teams last played back in January of 2024. Will Walter Johnson have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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