It was a proper cat-fight when Wooddale challenged Harding Academy on Saturday. The Wooddale Cardinals might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting the Harding Academy Lions an easy 60-34 victory. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 207th, while the Lions are ranked 42nd).
This is the second loss in a row for Wooddale and nudges their season record down to 5-6. As for Harding Academy, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-1.
Wooddale will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Power Center Academy at 7:30 p.m. on January 8, 2025. One thing working in Power Center Academy's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season. Harding Academy and Champaign Central will round out the year against one another at at 9:15 p.m. on Thursday. Harding Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Champaign Central likes a good challenge.
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