You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Woodlawn's strategy against Red Hill on Saturday. The Woodlawn Cardinals came out on top against the Red Hill Salukis by a score of 54-41. The Cardinals have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Salukis, too.
| 01/04/24 @ Sandoval | 6 |
| 12/14/24 @ Red Hill | 3 |
| 12/06/23 vs Galatia/Thompsonville | 3 |
| 12/09/23 vs Red Hill | 3 |
| 12/18/23 @ Elverado/Zeigler-Royalton | 3 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Woodlawn to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sophia Skinner, who went 8 for 16 on her way to 18 points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals. That's the most steals Skinner has posted since back in January. The team also got some help courtesy of Rylie Hockett, who went 5 of 12 en route to 17 points and six steals.
Despite the loss, Red Hill still got an impressive performance from Caitlee Gray, who posted 24 points along with five rebounds and three steals. Gray has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. Riley Moore was another key player, putting up nine points and five rebounds.
The victory (which was Woodlawn's fourth in a row) raised their record to 6-4. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 22.5 points per game. As for Red Hill, their loss was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-8.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Woodlawn will host Vienna at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Red Hill, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against North Clay/Clay City at 6:15 p.m.
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