Basketball Recap: West Gets the Win

By Team Reports Feb 12, 2025, 12:37pm

Basketball Recap: West Panthers vs. East Leopards

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Previous 5 Games

02/04/25 - Away61-59 W
01/14/25 - Home67-75 L
02/09/24 - Away39-58 L
01/16/24 - Home46-54 L
12/09/22 - Away33-46 L

East came into Tuesday's contest looking for another win against West, but Saladi Maluak wouldn't allow it. The West Panthers skirted past the East Leopards 61-59 thanks in part to Maluak, who went 8 for 9 to rack up 23 points and six rebounds. What's more, he also posted a 89% shooting accuracy, which is the highest he's posted since back in January of 2024.

Despite the loss, East still got an impressive performance from Charlie Moore, who went 6 of 9 on his way to 17 points. Moore is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 45% in the last three games he's played. Jace Schneider was another key player, putting up 11 points.

West's win bumped their record up to 7-14. As for East, they dropped their record down to 7-13 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight at home.

West wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 71-64 loss against Skyline on the 7th. As for East, they have also already played their next game, a 52-37 defeat against Highland on the 7th.

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