The Walker Wolverines won the last time they faced the North Cobb Christian Eagles, and things went their way on Monday too. Walker came out on top against North Cobb Christian by a score of 62-50. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Walker.
Walker was led to victory by Noah Pederson and Moustapha Diop. Pederson scored 19 points along with seven rebounds, while Diop dropped a double-double on 23 points and 12 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Diop has scored at least a third of Walker's points. Another player making a difference was Anderson Carey, who scored 12 points.
Walker pushed their record up to 14-7 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.3 points per game. As for North Cobb Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 13-5.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Walker won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Washington at 7:00 p.m. on January 23rd. Washington knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past nine matches -- so hopefully Walker likes a good challenge. North Cobb Christian won't have much time to rest: their next match is against KIPP Atlanta Collegiate at 7:00 p.m. on January 23rd. KIPP Atlanta Collegiate will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Georgia Rankings (they are ranked 358th, while North Cobb Christian is ranked 123rd).
