Wootton lost against Walter Johnson back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Wootton Patriots took a 51-41 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Walter Johnson Wildcats. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maryland basketball rankings (they are ranked 99th, while the Wildcats are ranked 29th).
Wootton lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Maya Bellamy, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds. Another player making a difference was Naima Cho-Khaliq, who posted five points and 11 rebounds.
Walter Johnson got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Kendall Alexander out in front who had 15 points in addition to seven steals and six boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Naamiah Corke, who put up nine points and eight boards.
This is the second loss in a row for Wootton and nudges their season record down to 4-3. As for Walter Johnson, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 8-1.
Wootton wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 57-49 defeat against Whitman on the 10th. As for Walter Johnson, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, an 89-2 win against Northwood on the 10th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
