Basketball Recap: West's Luck Takes a Turn for the Worse on Saturday

Warriors

Previous 5 Games

12/14/24 @ Verbum Dei Jesuit	45-52
12/12/24 vs Paramount	59-35
12/10/24 vs Hoover	77-58
12/09/24 vs Carson	71-29
12/07/24 @ Bellflower	38-63

If West was feeling good fresh off their 59-35 takedown of Paramount last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The West Warriors took a 52-45 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Verbum Dei Jesuit Eagles on Saturday. The Warriors' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

Harper Whitman continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Verbum Dei Jesuit, putting up ten points and seven rebounds. Reese Whitman was another key player, posting eight points.

West's defeat dropped their record down to 9-7. As for Verbum Dei Jesuit, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.

When West and Verbum Dei Jesuit next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. West will try to stop South's three-game winning streak when the meet at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Verbum Dei Jesuit will try to stop Servite's three-game winning streak when the meet at 6:30 p.m. on December 26th.