The Withrow Tigers are taking a road trip to challenge the Aiken Falcons at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Withrow has struggled recently with five losses in a row, while Aiken will arrive with five straight wins.
Withrow is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Hughes on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Withrow came up short against Hughes, falling 69-47. The Tigers were down 56-31 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Aiken over Woodward in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Aiken blew Woodward out of the water with an 89-46 final score. With the Falcons ahead 51-30 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Withrow better keep an eye on Jaiden Arnold. He was instrumental in Aiken's win, going 9 for 14 on his way to 24 points in addition to six assists and five steals. The game was Arnold's seventh in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Justin Hawkins, who went 7 for 14 on his way to 20 points.
Aiken smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in seven consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Aiken's victory was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Withrow, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Withrow might still be hurting after the 57-35 loss they got from Aiken in their previous meeting back in February. Can Withrow avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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