Marquand-Zion is 0-3 against Westwood Baptist Academy since January of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Marquand-Zion Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Westwood Baptist Academy Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Marquand-Zion will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Missouri Rankings (they are ranked 473rd, while Westwood Baptist Academy is ranked 98th).
Last Tuesday, Marquand-Zion took a serious blow against Clearwater, falling 83-37. Marquand-Zion has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Westwood Baptist Academy came tearing into Friday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against South Pemiscot by a score of 64-54.
Westwood Baptist Academy got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was James Hawley out in front who scored 29 points along with 6 rebounds and 5 assists. The matchup was Hawley's fifth in a row with at least ten points. Ben Jones was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 15 points and 10 rebounds.
Marquand-Zion's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Westwood Baptist Academy, they have yet to lose a matchup on the road this season, leaving them with a 6-1 record.
Marquand-Zion was dealt a bruising 73-37 loss at the hands of Westwood Baptist Academy in their previous matchup back in January. Can Marquand-Zion avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
