Whitman has enjoyed the comforts of home their last five games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Richard Montgomery Rockets on Tuesday. Whitman knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past 20 games -- so hopefully Richard Montgomery likes a good challenge.
Whitman extended their postseason success on Friday against Laurel. They slipped by the Spartans 73-72. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Whitman's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Evan Brown led the charge by scoring 17 points along with five assists and two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Sean Curran, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds.
Meanwhile, Richard Montgomery came tearing into Friday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Bowie 64-61. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Whitman is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season. As for Richard Montgomery, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-10.
Whitman came out on top in a nail-biter against Richard Montgomery when the teams last played back in January, sneaking past 74-71. Does Whitman have another victory up their sleeve, or will Richard Montgomery turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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