Woodward Academy has won five straight games at home, while Tri-Cities has won five straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Monday. The Woodward Academy War Eagles will welcome the Tri-Cities Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, Woodward Academy humbled Dunwoody with a 67-20 victory. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 49-8.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Woodward Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Delaney Cooper, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine steals. That's the most steals Cooper has posted since back in November of 2024. Another player making a difference was Lauryn Dennis-Cooper, who went 6 for 10 on her way to 15 points and five steals.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Tri-Cities' strategy against Chamblee on Saturday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Tri-Cities blew Chamblee out of the water with a 58-16 final score. Given Tri-Cities' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 48th, while Chamblee is ranked 399th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tri-Cities' victory bumped their record up to 17-3. As for Woodward Academy, their win bumped their record up to 16-5.
Woodward Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Tri-Cities when the teams last played on Tuesday, winning 74-63. Will Woodward Academy repeat their success, or does Tri-Cities have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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