Basketball Recap: West Seattle Takes a Loss

West Seattle was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were two points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 72-70 heartbreaker at the hands of the Seattle Prep Panthers. While losing is never fun, West Seattle can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 110th, while Seattle Prep is ranked 19th).

West Seattle's loss dropped their record down to 7-12. As for Seattle Prep, their record now sits at 13-6.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. West Seattle will venture away from home to square off against Chief Sealth at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Seattle Prep has already played their next match (against Garfield), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.