Preview: West Seneca West Warhawks vs. Niagara-Wheatfield Falcons
After two games on the road, West Seneca West is heading back home. They will take on the Niagara-Wheatfield Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. West Seneca West will be strutting in after a victory while Niagara-Wheatfield will be coming in after a defeat.
West Seneca West scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They claimed a resounding 84-20 victory over West Seneca East on the road. West Seneca West has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 33 points or more this season.
West Seneca West relied on the efforts of Bellarose Milligan, who scored 17 points along with five assists and three steals, and Ava Gunnells, who almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Milligan has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Ecker, who scored five points along with seven steals and five assists.
West Seneca West's lineup was just a bit different on Thursday as Arianna Gioia got a bit more time on the court (11 vs. her season average of 5.44). Gioia made the most of the opportunity, scoring seven points. A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 56-25, which was the final score in Niagara-Wheatfield's tilt against Kenmore West on February 1st. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Niagara-Wheatfield has scored all season.
West Seneca West has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Niagara-Wheatfield, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4.
West Seneca West came up short against Niagara-Wheatfield in their previous meeting back in February of 2022, falling 54-50. Will West Seneca West have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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