The Walker Wolverines entered their tilt with the Washington Bulldogs with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Walker came out on top against Washington by a score of 60-53 on Tuesday. Given Walker's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 151st, while Washington is ranked 340th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Walker's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Moustapha Diop led the charge by dropping a double-double on 22 points and 14 rebounds. Diop is absolutely dominating the rebound category: he's posted at least eight every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Noah Pederson, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 rebounds.
Walker is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for Washington, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-9.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Walker will take on Drew Charter at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Washington, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Business Engineering Science Tech at 7:00 p.m. on January 26th. Business Engineering Science Tech is coming into the match on a five-game losing streak.
