Basketball Recap: Westbrook's Luck Takes a Turn for the Worse on Friday

Wildcats

Previous 5 Games

01/17/25 @ Hermleigh	41-48
01/10/25 @ Roby	50-31
01/03/25 @ Highland	39-20
12/31/24 vs Ira	59-33
12/28/24 vs Valley	53-34

It was fun while it lasted, but Westbrook's undefeated season came to an end after 25 games on Friday. They took a 48-41 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hermleigh Cardinals. The loss put an end to the Wildcats' undefeated start to the season.

Having lost for the first time this season, Westbrook fell to 25-1. As for Hermleigh, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 26-4 record this season.

Westbrook and Hermleigh should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings. Westbrook will face off against Ira at 6:15 p.m. on January 24th up 553 places (91 vs. 644). Westbrook's defense has only allowed 28.1 points per game this season, so Hermleigh's offense will have their work cut out for them. Similarly, Hermleigh (ranked 192nd) will meet Trent (ranked 1426th) at 6:15 p.m. on January 24th.