Basketball Recap: Avery Johnson Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Westwood

Tradition Prep won the last time they faced Westwood and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Tradition Prep Pirates managed an 82-76 win over the Westwood Panthers. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Pirates.

Tradition Prep's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Avery Johnson led the charge by going 11 of 21 on his way to 36 points. The match was Johnson's sixth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Aydan Fields, who went 9 for 10 on his way to 21 points and five rebounds.

Tradition Prep's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-5. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.5 points per game. As for Westwood, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-7.

Tradition Prep will look to defend their home court on Friday against Lincoln Park Academy at 7:00 p.m. Tradition Prep is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 65 points per game this season. As for Westwood, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Centennial at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Centennial's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last ten games.