The School of the Woods Wildcats lost against the Bob Hope Eagles back in November of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. School of the Woods took a 55-44 hit to the loss column at the hands of Bob Hope. School of the Woods has not had much luck with Bob Hope recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
School of the Woods lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Lukka Monteagudo, who scored 12 points along with two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Monteagudo has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Gwinn, who scored six points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Leading Bob Hope to victory were Alijah Airiavbere and Daniel Canales. Airiavbere dropped a double-double on 22 points and 12 rebounds, while Canales dropped a double-double on 16 points and 15 rebounds. Airiavbere is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed three or more in the last three games he's played. Juan Tovar was another key contributor, scoring four points along with seven assists and three steals.
School of the Woods' loss dropped their record down to 14-17. As for Bob Hope, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 17-7.
School of the Woods will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Texas Christian at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully School of the Woods focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 29 on Friday. As for Bob Hope, they will head out on the road to face off against Beta Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Bob Hope is coming into the game with 13 straight victories on the road, so Beta Academy is out to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
