The Wood Memorial Trojans will take on the Loogootee Lions at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Saturday, Wood Memorial lost to Jasper on the road by a 58-42 margin. The Trojans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Loogootee won against Springs Valley back in December of 2024 with 41 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Saturday. Loogootee walked away with a 41-34 win over Clay City. That's two games straight that the Lions have won by exactly seven points.
Loogootee found their leader in sophomore Alaina Diamond, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and ten rebounds. Diamond is becoming a predictor of Loogootee's success: when she posts at least ten boards the team is 6-3 (and 0-4 when she doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Madison Waggner, who posted eight points and 11 rebounds.
Wood Memorial's loss dropped their record down to 9-7. As for Loogootee, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-7.
Wood Memorial strolled past Loogootee in their previous matchup back in January of 2024 by a score of 48-32. Will Wood Memorial repeat their success, or does Loogootee have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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