If the Wood Memorial Trojans were feeling good off their 69-9 takedown of the Cannelton Bulldogs last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Wood Memorial received a tough blow on Tuesday as they fell 53-34 to Barr-Reeve. While losing is never fun, Wood Memorial can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 270th, while Barr-Reeve is ranked 72nd).
Barr-Reeve's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Donnie Miller led the charge by scoring 19 points. Seth Wagler was another key contributor, scoring 14 points along with two steals.
Wood Memorial has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-9 record this season. As for Barr-Reeve, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 17-2.
Wood Memorial will head out on the road to square off against Gibson Southern at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Barr-Reeve, they will be playing at home against Southridge at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Hopefully Barr-Reeve focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up six on Tuesday.
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