The Woodlawn Warriors struggled with assists on Wednesday (the Pikesville Panthers had nine more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Woodlawn was dealt a 68-31 loss at the hands of Pikesville. While losing is never fun, Woodlawn can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maryland basketball rankings (they are ranked 169th, while Pikesville is ranked 21st).
When it comes to explaining why Woodlawn lost, one person who can't be blamed is Savannah Johnson. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 12 points and 12 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Johnson has scored all season.
Pikesville found their leader in underclassman Mariah Jones-Bey, who scored 13 points along with three steals. Jones-Bey has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last nine times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Bree Taylor, who scored nine points.
Woodlawn's loss dropped their record down to 8-10. As for Pikesville, they pushed their record up to 18-3 with that win, which was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Woodlawn will take on Catonsville at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Woodlawn focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 22 on Wednesday. As for Pikesville, they will be playing at home against Loch Raven at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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