The Eagle's Landing Eagles's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Saturday after their third straight loss. They lost to Woodward Academy on the road by a decisive 63-45 margin. While losing is never fun, Eagle's Landing can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 201st, while Woodward Academy is ranked 50th).
Woodward Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kayla Whitner, who scored 13 points along with five rebounds. The game was Whitner's sixth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Z Williams, who scored eight points along with six rebounds.
Eagle's Landing's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Woodward Academy, they pushed their record up to 9-2 with that win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.
Eagle's Landing will be home for the holidays to greet Social Circle at 8:30 p.m. on Friday. Woodward Academy will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Greenforest at 3:00 p.m. on December 29th.