The Wootton Patriots will square off against the Walter Johnson Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
Wootton is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 60 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Churchill two weeks ago. They were outmatched by the Bulldogs and fell 57-25. The match marked the Patriots' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, Walter Johnson was able to grind out a solid victory over St. Paul's Girls on Saturday, taking the game 37-28. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Maryland basketball rankings (they are ranked 25th, while the Gators are ranked 123rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Wootton better focus on containing Kendall Alexander and Gabby Buggs as the pair were huge in Walter Johnson's win. Alexander posted 12 points, while Buggs earned ten points. The dominant performance gave Buggs a new career-high in points.
Walter Johnson's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-1. As for Wootton, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-2.
Wootton couldn't quite finish off Walter Johnson when the teams last played back in February and fell 46-44. Can Wootton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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