The Woodward Bulldogs will head out on the road to face off against the Newport Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Woodward is coming into the match on a five-game losing streak.
On Saturday, Woodward opened the new year with a less-than-successful 66-55 loss to Holy Cross. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 517th in Ohio, while the Indians are ranked 11th in Kentucky).
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Newport duked it out withBoyd County on Sunday. Newport narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Boyd County 62-60. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
Newport's win came from a few key players Woodward will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Griffin Starks, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 12 rebounds. He is on a roll when it comes to boards, as he's now pulled down nine or more in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Amontae Lowe, who went 7 of 16 on his way to 16 points in addition to six assists and five boards.
Newport smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in March of 2024.
Newport now has a winning record of 7-6. As for Woodward, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
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