The Washington Tigers waltzed into their matchup Wednesday with two straight wins but they left with three. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 49-46 victory over Green. For Washington, this counts as revenge for the 62-36 defeat Green walked away with the last time they faced one another back in January.
Washington was led to victory by Hannah Nicola and La Nia Moore. Nicola scored 15 points along with six rebounds and four steals, while Moore dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds. The contest was Nicola's fifth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Makiya Edwards, who scored nine points along with 12 rebounds.
Washington's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Green, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Washington won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Louisville at 7:00 p.m. on December 14th. Louisville will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive. As for Green, they will head out on the road to face off against Hoover at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hoover will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings (they are ranked 605th, while Green is ranked 219th).
