Whitmer is 1-7 against Anthony Wayne since December of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Whitmer Panthers will look to defend their home court against the Anthony Wayne Generals at 7:15 p.m.
Last Saturday, Whitmer was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 45-40 to Delta. While losing is never fun, Whitmer can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 273rd, while Delta is ranked 73rd).
01/25/25 @ Delta | 4 |
01/23/25 vs Findlay | 3 |
01/20/25 vs Central Catholic | 4 |
01/16/25 @ Perrysburg | 3 |
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Madison Finch, who posted 12 points and four steals. She has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last four times she's played. Olivia Welch was another key player, putting up five points and 14 rebounds.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Anthony Wayne). They blew past Clay 91-20 on Monday. The win was familiar territory for the Generals who have now won seven contests in a row.
Anthony Wayne's victory bumped their record up to 15-2. As for Whitmer, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-11.
Whitmer took a serious blow against Anthony Wayne in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 83-14. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Whitmer was down 60-9.
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