Basketball Game Preview: West Chargers vs. Piper Pirates

By Team Reports Feb 17, 2024, 2:32am

Preview: West Chargers vs. Piper Pirates

West is 0-3 against Piper since January of 2023 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The West Chargers will look to defend their home court against the Piper Pirates at 5:45 p.m. Hopefully West focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 on Tuesday.

West's recent rough patch got a bit rougher after their third straight defeat. They suffered a tough 58-34 defeat at the hands of De Soto. West has struggled against De Soto recently, as their contest on Tuesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.

West's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Imani McGlory, who scored 17 points, and Zoe Clark who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds. Clark hasn't dropped below three steals for eight straight games.

Meanwhile, Piper put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season last Friday. They blew past Turner 73-13 on the road. While fans of Piper might be used to big wins, the 60-point margin marked the team's biggest victory yet this season.

West dropped their record down to 6-12 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Piper, the win got them back to even at 9-9.

West suffered a grim 67-47 defeat to Piper when the teams last played on February 1st. Will West have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.

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