Woodmont and Eastside are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2021, but not for long. The Woodmont Wildcats will face off against the Eastside Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Woodmont will be strutting in after a victory while Eastside will be coming in after a loss.
Woodmont took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They came out on top against Hillcrest by a score of 51-43. The 51-point effort marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, Eastside was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 62-57 to Boiling Springs. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 99th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 30th).
Woodmont's win bumped their record up to 9-4. As for Eastside, they dropped their record down to 4-10 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Woodmont didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Eastside in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, but they still walked away with a 63-59 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Woodmont since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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