Woodland is 2-8 against Wadley since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Woodland Bobcats just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Wadley Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Woodland fought the good fight in their overtime game against Victory Christian on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 58-51 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lions. The Bobcats just can't catch a break and have now endured six defeats in a row.
Meanwhile, Wadley ended up a good deal behind Handley on Saturday and lost 70-54. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 316th, while the Tigers are ranked 146th).
Woodland will have to contain Frisco Robertson as he made an impact in Wadley's last game. He dropped a double-double on 28 points and 11 rebounds. Robertson is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Damarious Spraddling, who went 5 of 10 en route to 15 points in addition to five boards and three steals.
Even though they lost, Wadley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in ten consecutive contests.
Wadley's loss dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Woodland, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-13.
Woodland took a serious blow against Wadley when the teams last played last Thursday, falling 65-35. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Robertson, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and ten steals. Now that Woodland knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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