Basketball Recap: Westwood Comes Up Short

Westwood has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They fell 53-45 to the Hitchcock Bulldogs on Saturday. The matchup marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Westwood's defeat dropped their record down to 10-5. As for Hitchcock, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season.

Westwood and Hitchcock should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings. Westwood (ranked 167th) will meet Elkhart (ranked 904th) at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Hitchcock will face off against Hamshire-Fannett at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday up 264 places (254 vs. 518).