Basketball Recap: West Comes Up Short

West lost against De Soto back in December of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The West Chargers were outmatched by the De Soto Wildcats and fell 66-39. While losing is never fun, the Chargers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 211th, while the Wildcats are ranked 29th).

Imani McGlory

Steals

02/24/25 vs De Soto	5
02/11/25 @ Lansing	7
02/07/25 vs Piper	3
02/05/25 @ Highland Park	4
02/01/25 vs Lawrence	5
+ 6 more games

Imani McGlory and Sydney VanDyke certainly did their best on Monday to avoid the loss. McGlory on her way to 22 points and five steals, while VanDyke posted ten points along with eight boards and five blocks. McGlory has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 11 times she's played.

West has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-13 record this season. The victory (which was De Soto's third in a row) raised their record to 13-4.

West has already played their next contest, a 48-14 win against Turner on the 25th. As for De Soto, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 73-36 victory against Lansing on the 25th.