The Washburn Pirates will take on the Oak Hall Eagles in a tournament on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Washburn is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against University School last Monday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Washburn was outmatched by University School and fell 66-38. The match marked the Pirates' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
12/16/24 vs University School | 7 |
12/06/24 vs Union County | 4 |
12/13/24 @ Unaka | 3 |
12/05/24 vs White Academy | 3 |
11/28/23 @ Berean Christian | 3 |
Despite the defeat, Washburn had strong showings from Justin Bailey, who posted eight points and seven rebounds, and Dillon Mullins, who went 5 of 11 on his way to 11 points. Those seven rebounds gave Bailey a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Oak Hall came up short against Chiefland on Friday and fell 56-43.
Washburn has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-4 record this season. As for Oak Hall, they dropped their record down to 2-7 with the loss, which was their third straight at home.
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