The Whitko Wildcats will challenge the Woodlan Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Whitko comes in on three and Woodlan on four.
Whitko will bounce into Tuesday's game after beating Wawasee, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Whitko came out on top against Wawasee by a score of 63-53 on Thursday.
| 01/30/25 vs Wawasee | 8 |
| 11/26/24 @ Heritage | 6 |
| 11/19/24 vs Peru | 5 |
| 11/23/24 vs Fort Wayne Northrop | 5 |
| 01/16/25 @ Lakewood Park Christian | 5 |
Whitko's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jayma Stonebraker led the charge by going 5 of 8 en route to 18 points along with eight assists and five boards. The dominant performance gave Stonebraker a new career-high in assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Reese Stonebraker, who went 8 for 17 on her way to 18 points in addition to five assists and five rebounds.
Jayma wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Whitko was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Woodlan got the win against Prairie Heights on Thursday by a conclusive 55-34. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 109th, while the Panthers are ranked 308th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Whitko better keep an eye on Alyssa Anderson. She was instrumental in Woodlan's win, going 6 of 14 en route to 14 points along with seven boards and five steals. Makenna Smith was another key player, putting up seven points and three steals.
Woodlan has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.2 points per game. As for Whitko, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-4.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Whitko has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 26.8 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Woodlan struggles in that department as they've been averaging 30 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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