The Africentric Early College Nubians will challenge the Woodward Polar Bears at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Africentric Early College has seven straight victories, Woodward has ten straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Saturday, Africentric Early College didn't have too much trouble with Thomas Worthington as they won 61-42.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 56 points the game before, Woodward was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They were dealt a 72-29 defeat at the hands of Ross. While losing is never fun, the Polar Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 682nd, while the Little Giants are ranked 246th).
Africentric Early College pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Woodward, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
Everything came up roses for Africentric Early College against Woodward when the teams last played back in December of 2023, as the squad secured a 70-26 victory. In that game, Africentric Early College amassed a halftime lead of 37-12, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.
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