Basketball Recap: Westlake Charter Finds Playoff Glory Versus Aspire Langston Hughes Academy

With a playoff win on the line, Westlake Charter rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They snuck past the Aspire Langston Hughes Academy Titans with a 71-67 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Explorers.

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Previous 4 Games (Home)

02/19/25 vs Aspire Langston Hughes Academy	71-67
02/06/25 vs Leroy Greene Academy	67-31
01/28/25 vs Creative Connections Arts Academy	84-60
01/21/25 vs Delta	94-31

Westlake Charter pushed their record up to 17-5 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 31.8 points. As for Aspire Langston Hughes Academy, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-14.

Coming up, Westlake Charter will square off against Fortune Early College at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Fortune Early College knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven matchups -- so hopefully Westlake Charter likes a good challenge. Aspire Langston Hughes Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.