Following a four-game losing streak and some questions about the team’s identity, the Whitworth men’s basketball team has shown resolve to take two consecutive momentous victories heading into conference play on the road.
Coming back from his second major injury in three years, Whitworth junior guard Jojo Anderson sought to keep his expectations low coming into this season.
On the heels of an emotional win last weekend over Linfield to take the Northwest Conference, the Pirates showed Saturday that they have bigger ambitions this season.
It came down to the last drive of the last regular-season game of the year, but Whitworth showed why its players and coaches believed that this team had the potential to unseat Linfield and capture the Northwest Conference title.
Upon release of the Northwest Conference schedule earlier this year, it seemed destined that the regular-season finale between Whitworth and Linfield would have playoff implications.