Preview: West Chargers vs. Leavenworth PIONEERS
West is 3-0 against Leavenworth since January of 2023, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The West Chargers will head out on the road to square off against the Leavenworth PIONEERS at 7:15 p.m. Hopefully West focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up ten on Tuesday.
West pushed their score all the way to 55, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Piper by a score of 57-55. While losing is never fun, West can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 66th, while Piper is ranked 14th).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Malakyah Duncan, who scored seven points along with nine rebounds and six assists. It was the first time this season that he pulled down eight or more rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Kamoni Ford, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 11 rebounds.
Leavenworth can finally bid farewell to their five-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. They secured a 47-41 W over Turner.
West's loss dropped their record down to 12-7. As for Leavenworth, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-14-1.
Everything came up roses for West against Leavenworth in their previous meeting back in January as the team secured a 66-39 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for West since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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