The Woodland Christian Cardinals and the Woodland Wolves will face off at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday without much rest having both just played. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Woodland Christian has 11 straight wins, Woodland has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Woodland Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Rio Vista 84-17 on Tuesday. The Cardinals have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matchups by 25 points or more this season.
01/21/25 @ Rio Vista | 9 |
01/17/25 vs San Juan | 5 |
01/15/25 @ Winters | 2 |
01/14/25 @ Golden Sierra | 6 |
01/10/25 vs Highlands | 7 |
Woodland Christian got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Teagan Hayes out in front who almost dropped a double-double on 26 points and nine steals. Hayes has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 31 times she's played. Keziah Maldonado-Lemus was another key player, going 6 of 11 en route to 15 points along with eight assists and eight boards.
Meanwhile, Woodland played a tough game on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 73-11 loss at the hands of Rio Linda. The Wolves were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 49-11.
Woodland Christian pushed their record up to 13-5 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 24.0 points per game. As for Woodland, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-13.
Everything came up roses for Woodland Christian against Woodland in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, as the team secured a 63-23 victory. In that contest, Woodland Christian amassed a halftime lead of 38-11, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Wednesday.
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