Basketball Recap: Trent Takes a Loss

Trent lost against Westbrook back in February and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Trent Gorillas were beaten by the Westbrook Wildcats 69-16. The Gorillas were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 41-6.

Westbrook got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Trent Henderson out in front who went 9 of 12 en route to 18 points. Another player making a difference was Jaxson Browne, who went 8 for 15 on his way to 18 points and seven rebounds.

Gorillas

Previous 5 Games

12/20/24 vs Westbrook	16-69
12/13/24 vs Paint Creek	48-40
12/13/24 vs Moran	44-10
12/12/24 vs Lueders-Avoca	45-23
12/10/24 vs Paint Rock	43-46

With the defeat, Trent broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 11-4. As for Westbrook, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-7.

Trent will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Hermleigh at 8:00 p.m. on December 31st. Hermleigh will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Trent surely won't give up without a fight. As for Westbrook, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 43-39 defeat against Coahoma on the 27th.