The Westlake Wolverines had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11 points), and they went ahead and made it six on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Charles and snuck past 45-43. The win was all the more spectacular given Westlake's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maryland basketball rankings (they are ranked 136th, while St. Charles is ranked 34th).
Westlake's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Immanuel McCallister, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds. Darian Canty was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with six rebounds and two steals.
St. Charles lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Bryce Selby, who scored 11 points along with three steals. Selby continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Shamir Taylor, who scored nine points along with three steals.
Westlake is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season. As for St. Charles, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-4.
Westlake will head out on the road to take on North Point at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. North Point has insisted on making their lastfour contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 3-1 during that stretch of close contests. As for St. Charles, they will be playing at home against Thomas Stone at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Thomas Stone has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 437 points over their last seven games.
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