It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Westwood Panthers had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Trojans by a score of 64-56. Given Westwood's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 363rd, while Troy is ranked 829th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Westwood found their leader in underclassman Kavian Bryant, who scored 30 points along with five rebounds and three steals. That makes it five consecutive games in which Bryant has scored at least a third of Westwood's points. Another player making a difference was Chris Carter, who scored 11 points along with seven rebounds and five assists.
Westwood is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 18 games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-8 record this season. As for Troy, their loss dropped their record down to 18-15.
Westwood didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 86-69 victory vs. Kemp on the 23rd. Troy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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