The Westover Patriots were the 56-55 winner over the Dougherty Trojans when they last played one another back in November, but their luck changed this time around. Westover took a 61-42 bruising from Dougherty on Tuesday. Westover's loss continues a unfortunate trend for the team, making it three in a row.
Westover lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jada Landers, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds. Landers scored a full 28.6% of Westover's points, the fourth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Sydney Donaldson was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with eight rebounds.
Even though they lost, Westover were smashing the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Jatiana Chambers was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 22 points and ten assists for Dougherty. Another player making a difference was Jaliya Burns, who scored eight points along with 11 rebounds.
Westover has fallen quite a ways from their 19-8 record last season and are now at 1-3. As for Dougherty, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season.
Westover will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Valdosta at 6:00 p.m. on December 8th. Valdosta presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Westover in Georgia (Valdosta is ranked 60th, while Westover is ranked 236th). As for Dougherty, their homestand continues as they prepare to take on Hapeville Charter at 3:00 p.m. on December 9th. Hopefully Hapeville Charter focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 33 on Friday.
