Woodland Park hasn't had much luck against The Vanguard School recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Woodland Park Panthers will challenge The Vanguard School Coursers at 7:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Woodland Park is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against St. Mary's on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Woodland Park took a blow against St. Mary's, falling 60-33. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 227th, while the Pirates are ranked 113th).
Woodland Park's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Zach Summeril, who posted 15 points and eight boards, and Joseph Johnson, who earned four points and five rebounds. That was a full 45.5% of Woodland Park's points, marking the fourth time in a row Summeril has scored more than a third of the team's points. Cody Becker was another key player, putting up six points.
Even though they lost, Woodland Park smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive boards in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, The Vanguard School's game on Monday was all tied up 22-22 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They took a 47-39 hit to the loss column at the hands of Manitou Springs. The game marked the Coursers' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Woodland Park's loss dropped their record down to 8-13. As for The Vanguard School, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-5.
Woodland Park took a serious blow against The Vanguard School in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, falling 74-42. Can Woodland Park avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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