Grove City is 10-0 against Westland since February of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Grove City Greyhounds will look to defend their home court against the Westland Cougars at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Grove City's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their third straight defeat. They took a 76-71 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lincoln.
Defeat or not, Grove City got some senior leadership from Kraig Gilbert and Kevin Gallagher. Gilbert scored 19 points, while Gallagher. scored 19 points. Another player making a difference was Demitri Adado, who scored nine points.
Meanwhile, Westland was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 60-55 to Marietta. While losing is never fun, Westland can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 432nd, while Marietta is ranked 85th).
Grove City dropped their record down to 12-7 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Westland, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost 12 of their last 13 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-16 record this season.
Grove City took their win against Westland in their previous meeting back in January by a conclusive 76-55. Does Grove City have another victory up their sleeve, or will Westland turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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