Basketball Recap: West Hardin Takes a Loss

By Team Reports Nov 21, 2024, 3:25pm

Basketball Recap: West Hardin Oilers vs. Brookeland Wildcats

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West Hardin lost against Brookeland back in November of 2022, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The West Hardin Oilers were outmatched by the Brookeland Wildcats on the road and fell 70-43.

Brookeland was led to victory by Landon Smith and Cade Morgan. Smith almost dropped a double-double on 22 points and nine rebounds, while Morgan dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 rebounds. The game was Smith's third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Zack Beatty, who posted ten points along with six rebounds and two steals.

West Hardin's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Brookeland, they now have a winning record of 2-1.

West Hardin will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Memorial at 4:00 p.m. on December 12th. As for Brookeland, they won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Douglass at 10:30 a.m. on Friday. One thing working in Brookeland's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.

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