The Woodgrove Wolverines just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Rock Ridge Phoenix at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Woodgrove is coming into the game hot, having won their last three games.
Woodgrove is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past John Champe, posting a 70-42 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Wolverines have posted since February 6, 2024.
Meanwhile, Rock Ridge beat Dominion 58-49 on Wednesday.
Woodgrove better focus on containing Prateek Hikaza and D.K Johnson as the pair were huge in Rock Ridge's win. Hikaza went 12 for 13 en route to 31 points and seven rebounds, while Johnson dropped a double-double on 23 points and 11 boards. Johnson has become a key player for Rock Ridge: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least eight boards, but 3-4 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Ameer Yunus, who made all 6 shots he took to post 14 points and five rebounds.
Rock Ridge's win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 5-5. As for Woodgrove, their victory bumped their record up to 5-6.
Woodgrove skirted past Rock Ridge 83-81 in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Rock Ridge's A.K Mo, who made all 15 shots he took for 33 points along with seven boards and six assists. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Woodgrove still be able to contain Mo? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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