The Wootton Patriots will head out on the road to face off against the Blake Bengals at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Wootton focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 16 on Tuesday.
Wootton pushed their score all the way to 57, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 66-57 hit to the loss column at the hands of Whitman. That's two games in a row now that Wootton has lost by exactly nine points.
Despite the defeat, Wootton had strong showings from Yassine Idrissa, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds, and Taj Smith, who scored 16 points along with eight rebounds and five assists. Another player making a difference was Brenden Famulare, who scored four points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, Blake entered their tilt with Springbrook with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. Blake took their matchup on the road on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 84-50 victory over Springbrook. Blake's offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Wootton's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-6. As for Blake, their win bumped their record up to 12-4.
Wootton didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Blake when the teams last played back in December of 2018, but they still walked away with a 74-69 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wootton 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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