Woodbury and Stillwater are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. The Woodbury Royals will take on the Stillwater Ponies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Tuesday, Woodbury was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 49-45 to East Ridge. The contest marked the Royals' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, Stillwater suffered their closest loss since December 28, 2024 on Tuesday. They fell just short of Cretin-Derham Hall by a score of 81-78. While losing is never fun, the Ponies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 79th, while the Raiders are ranked third).
Woodbury's defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-10. As for Stillwater, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 11-6.
Woodbury lost to Stillwater on the road by a decisive 58-40 margin in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. Can Woodbury avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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