The Westfield Prep Warriors will head out on the road to take on the Ecorse Raiders at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Last Tuesday, Westfield Prep humbled Detroit Leadership Academy with a 72-17 victory. That looming 72-17 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Warriors yet this season.
Meanwhile, Ecorse had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24.7 points) and they went ahead and made it eight on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 77-52 margin over the Eagles. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 279th, while the Eagles are ranked 609th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ecorse's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-4. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.2 points per game. As for Westfield Prep, their victory bumped their record up to 8-10.
Westfield Prep came out on top in a nail-biter against Ecorse in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, sneaking past 65-63. Will Westfield Prep repeat their success, or does Ecorse have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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