The Westside Wolverines will take on the Menendez Falcons in a holiday battle at at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Westside is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They skirted past San Jose Prep 58-56. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Wolverines as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
12/14/24 vs San Jose Prep | 16 |
11/30/24 @ Andrew Jackson | 5 |
12/06/24 vs First Coast | 3 |
12/05/24 @ Mandarin | 3 |
11/28/23 @ First Coast | 3 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Westside to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kinard Life, who posted 16 points. The dominant performance gave Life a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Gary Hyde, who put up 11 points.
Meanwhile, Menendez's game on Tuesday was all tied up 20-20 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They came out on top against Interlachen by a score of 54-45. The win was all the more spectacular given the Falcons' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 610th, while the Rams are ranked 269th).
Westside's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-6. As for Menendez, the win made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 3-6.
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