Preview: Westhill Warriors vs. Chittenango Bears
Westhill and Chittenango are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2018, but not for long. The Westhill Warriors will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against the Chittenango Bears at 5:30 p.m. Westhill is coming into the game hot, having won their last 13 games.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Westhill had no problem doing just that on Friday. They blew past the Spartans 82-53 at home. Westhill has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Chittenango didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Camden on Friday, but they still walked away with a 58-53 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Chittenango.
Ryan Moesch continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 36 points. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Chittenango's points. Brendon Barnard was another key contributor, scoring seven points.
Westhill pushed their record up to 20-2 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.4 points per game. As for Chittenango, their victory bumped their record up to 14-7.
Westhill beat Chittenango 69-58 in their previous meeting on February 6th. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Moesch, who scored 25 points along with six assists. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Westhill still be able to contain Moesch? There's only one way to find out.
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