Woodrow Wilson and St. Albans are an even 3-3 against one another since December of 2014, but not for long. The Woodrow Wilson Flying Eagles will face off against the St. Albans Red Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Woodrow Wilson is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 66.7 points per game this season.
Woodrow Wilson will head into Thursday's contest on the come-up: they were handed a 26-point defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against PikeView, sneaking past 68-66. While the Flying Eagles didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-12), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
It was another big night for Abby Dillon, who went 7 of 15 en route to 23 points. Alauna Ellis also deserves some recognition as she posted her first block of the season.
Meanwhile, St. Albans faced Spring Valley in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. St. Albans fell just short of Spring Valley by a score of 62-60.
Woodrow Wilson will need focus on slowing down Samyah Riggan, one of several St. Albans players who made an impact when they last played. She shot 6-for-9 from long range and dropped a double-double on 24 points and ten rebounds. Those ten boards gave Riggan a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jaycee Elzy, who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds.
Woodrow Wilson's win bumped their record up to 7-3. As for St. Albans, they have also been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-3 record this season.
Woodrow Wilson took their victory against St. Albans when the teams last played back in January of 2020 by a conclusive 55-32. Will Woodrow Wilson repeat their success, or does St. Albans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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