Basketball Recap: Heritage Takes Down Westwood in a Playoff Battle

By Team Reports Feb 12, 2025, 11:37am

Basketball Recap: Heritage Panthers vs. Westwood Panthers

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Previous 4 Games

02/06/25 - Neutral50-37 W
01/06/25 - Away70-36 W
02/02/22 - Away72-20 W
12/15/21 - Home68-47 W

With a playoff win on the line, Heritage rose to the challenge on Thursday. They walked away with a 50-37 victory over the Westwood Panthers. Heritage hasn't had any issues with Westwood recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.

Westwood's loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Te'Anaina Rivers, who posted 11 points and six steals. Westwood is 3-1 when Rivers posts five or more steals, but 8-11 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Jihla Greer, who scored seven points along with five boards and four steals.

Heritage's victory bumped their record up to 18-7. As for Westwood, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which has put a noticeable dent in their 11-12 record this season.

Heritage didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 41-33 defeat against Bayside on the 7th. Westwood does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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