Basketball Game Preview: Great Crossing vs. Western Hills Wolverines

Great Crossing is a perfect 10-0 against Western Hills since January of 2022 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. Great Crossing will face off against the Western Hills Wolverines at 8:00 p.m. One thing working in Great Crossing's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 23 matches.

Last Tuesday, Great Crossing humbled Frankfort with a 74-35 victory. Great Crossing has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 contests by 20 points or more this season.

Malachi Moreno

Field Goal Percentage

02/25/25 vs Frankfort	56%
02/21/25 vs Madison Southern	89%
02/18/25 @ Walton-Verona	75%
02/14/25 vs South Laurel	100%
02/12/25 @ George Rogers Clark	67%
+ 10 more games

Great Crossing had a senior duo take command as Malachi Moreno dropped a double-double with 11 points and 16 boards and Vince Dawson went 9-for-16 on his way to 19 points. Moreno is also on a roll when it comes to shooting accuracy, as he's posted one of at least 55% in the last 15 games he's played. Another player making a difference was Gage Richardson, who posted 11 points.

Great Crossing was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. They are 26-2 when they've passed the ball that well.

Meanwhile, Western Hills posted their closest win since February 28, 2024 on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Franklin County 57-54. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wolverines.

Great Crossing is on a roll lately: they've won 21 of their last 22 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 27-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 78.8 points over those games. Western Hills' win bumped their record up to 8-20.

Everything came up roses for Great Crossing against Western Hills in their previous matchup back in January, as the squad secured an 88-48 victory. In that matchup, Great Crossing amassed a halftime lead of 44-24, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.