The Philip Simmons Iron Horses will take on the Woodland Wolverines at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Woodland took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Philip Simmons, who comes in off a win.
Philip Simmons will head into Monday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big last Saturday (they won by 27) and last Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged Central Bucks West out 33-30. The 33-point effort marked the Iron Horses' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Philip Simmons' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Blake Darby led the charge by going 5 of 10 on his way to 10 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Corbin Driggers, who posted no points along with seven assists and four steals.
Meanwhile, Woodland was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were dealt a 79-45 loss at the hands of Goose Creek. The Wolverines were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 37-16.
Philip Simmons is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. As for Woodland, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-9.
Philip Simmons was able to grind out a solid victory over Woodland in their previous matchup back in February of 2022, winning 52-41. The rematch might be a little tougher for Philip Simmons since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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