Recap: West Catholic Burrs vs. Mastery Charter North - Pickett Pumas
Make it seven blowout wins for the West Catholic Burrs this season. They took their matchup at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 63-32 win over Mastery Charter North - Pickett. Given West Catholic's advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 125th, while Mastery Charter North - Pickett is ranked 308th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
West Catholic's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jasmine Butler led the charge by scoring 19 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Butler has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Sakinah Abdus-salaam, who scored 11 points along with nine rebounds and five assists.
When it comes to explaining why Mastery Charter North - Pickett lost, one person who can't be blamed is Jordyn Searles. Despite the final result, she scored 12 points.
The win makes it two in a row for West Catholic and bumps their season record up to 10-8. As for Mastery Charter North - Pickett, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 10-9.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. West Catholic will challenge Archbishop Wood at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Mastery Charter North - Pickett, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Chester at 2:30 p.m. on January 27th. Chester is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 52.3 points per game.
