The Woodson Warriors will head out on the road to square off against the McKinley Tech Trainers at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Woodson has now lost eight straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since December 18.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 70-40, which was the final score in Woodson's tilt against Eastern last Wednesday.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask McKinley Tech). They enjoyed a cozy 84-67 win over Banneker on Wednesday.
Woodson better keep an eye on DaMontae Neclos. He was instrumental in McKinley Tech's win, putting up 36 points along with five assists and five rebounds. The dominant performance gave Neclos a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Marcus Dunbar, who almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine boards.
McKinley Tech is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.1 points per game. As for Woodson, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-11.
Woodson came up short against McKinley Tech in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 55-44. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Neclos, who posted 20 points. Now that Woodson knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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