After four games on the road, Lovejoy is heading back home. They will take on the Woodward Academy War Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Lovejoy will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Georgia Rankings (they are ranked 327th, while Woodward Academy is ranked 66th).
Lovejoy's 26-6 record from last season is now well into the rear view mirror after another tough outing. They had to suffer through a rough 68-26 loss at the hands of Rockdale County.
Woodward Academy has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three games by 50 points or more this season. They took their matchup on the road on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 71-21 win over Mundy's Mill. The win was just what Woodward Academy needed coming off of a 81-60 defeat in their prior match.
Woodward Academy's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Kayla Whitner, who scored 18 points, and Kameron Herring, who scored 19 points along with 7 rebounds. That makes it two consecutive games in which Herring has scored at least 25% of Woodward Academy's points. Z Williams was another key contributor, scoring 7 points along with 7 rebounds and 4 steals.
Lovejoy's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Woodward Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season.
Lovejoy beat Woodward Academy 58-51 in their previous meeting back in February. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Woodward Academy's Sara Lewis, who scored 21 points along with 7 rebounds and 3 steals. Now that she won't be playing on Friday, will it be that much easier for Lovejoy to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
