It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Westland can now relate to. They had to suffer through an 80-48 loss at the hands of the Olentangy Liberty Patriots. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 342nd, while the Patriots are ranked fifth).
Westland has also traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-16 record this season. Olentangy Liberty's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-4.
Westland does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Olentangy Liberty, they will square off against Pickerington Central at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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