The Withrow Tigers were the 54-53 winner over the Woodward Bulldogs when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. Withrow suffered a tough 72-49 defeat at the hands of Woodward on Friday. While losing is never fun, Withrow can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 399th, while Woodward is ranked 45th).
Defeat or not, Withrow got some senior leadership from Michael Johnson and Myles Rochelle. Johnson almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine rebounds, while Rochelle. scored 13 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Rochelle has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Avery Jordan, who scored nine points.
Withrow's loss was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 4-14. As for Woodward, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season.
Withrow does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Woodward, they will head out on the road to challenge Wilmington at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Woodward knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past eight matchups -- so hopefully Wilmington likes a good challenge.
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