It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Greenwood can now relate to. They fell just short of the Roncalli Royals by a score of 44-42 on Friday. The Woodmen were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Royals earlier this season, when they won 53-49.
Greenwood lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Parker Doolin, who went 5-for-9 on his way to 12 points and five rebounds. He is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 50% in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Ethan King, who posted five points along with seven assists and three steals.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Roncalli to victory, but perhaps none more so than Luke Baker, who earned eight points and eight boards. The dominant performance gave Baker a new career-high in rebounds. Noah Schmaltz was another key player, shooting 42% from the field to rack up 12 points.
Woodmen
| 03/07/25 vs Roncalli | 42-44 |
| 03/05/25 vs Indian Creek | 68-55 |
| 02/25/25 vs Bloomington North | 67-52 |
| 02/22/25 vs Beech Grove | 60-53 |
| 02/21/25 @ Mooresville | 73-76 |
With the loss, Greenwood broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 14-11. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to offensive rebounds: they averaged an imposing 13 offensive boards in those games compared to only 7.18 in the others. As for Roncalli, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season.
Greenwood does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Roncalli, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 65-55 defeat against New Palestine on the 8th.
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