The West Panthers are headed away from home for the first time to take on the Northridge Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopefully West focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up ten on Tuesday.
Last Tuesday, West made easy work of Summit Academy and carried off a 76-53 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
West's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Phillip Ladua led the charge by almost dropping a double-double on 21 points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Ladua a new career-high in offensive rebounds (five). Mohamed Sharif was another key player, going 6 for 8 en route to 16 points plus five rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, Northridge was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss dating back to last season. They took a blow against Olympus, falling 98-67. The Knights were down 75-45 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Northridge's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for West, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
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