Basketball Recap: Western Wildcats vs. Stoneman Douglas Eagles
You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Western on Wednesday. They blew past the Stoneman Douglas Eagles 73-48. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 57th, while the Eagles are ranked 433rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Maddox Fowles had an outrageously good game as he dropped a double-double on 24 points and ten rebounds. Stefan Frisby was another key player, earning 16 points in addition to six assists and two steals.
Western smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Stoneman Douglas only pulled down four.
Defeat or not, Stoneman Douglas got some senior leadership from Ayden Mclean and Brady Kuebler. Mclean went 9 for 16 en route to 19 points, while Kuebler had 15 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Nirel Earley, who had six points.
Western now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Stoneman Douglas, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.
Western has already played their next game, a 69-67 win against Norland on the 6th. As for Stoneman Douglas, they will square off against West Broward at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Stoneman Douglas is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.6 points per game this season.
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