Basketball Recap: Stoneman Douglas Eagles vs. Western Wildcats
Stoneman Douglas was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They lost 73-48 to the Western Wildcats. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 433rd, while the Wildcats are ranked 57th).
Loss 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 posted 15 points plus eight rebounds and two steals. Nirel Earley was another key player, posting six points.
Maddox Fowles had a dynamite game for Western, dropping a double-double on 24 points and ten rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Stefan Frisby, who scored 16 points plus six assists and two steals.
Stoneman Douglas' defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Western, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Stoneman Douglas will head out to 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. As for Western, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 69-67 victory against Norland on the 6th.
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