The Woodland Wildcats's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their third straight loss. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 54-53 to Cartersville. Woodland has not had much luck with Cartersville recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Cartersville to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ced McClinic, who scored 15 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. McClinic is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last three games he's played. DJ Cain was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on ten points and 20 rebounds.
Woodland bumped their record down to 7-11 with that defeat, which was their third straight at home. As for Cartersville, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 8-10 record this season.
Woodland will head out on the road to take on Cass at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Georgia (Cass is ranked 404th, while Woodland is ranked 387th). As for Cartersville, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Hiram at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
