The West Seneca East Trojans will be playing at home against the West Seneca West Warhawks at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully West Seneca East focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 37 back in January.
West Seneca East won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune back in January. They were dealt a 61-16 defeat at the hands of Lake Shore. West Seneca East was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 33-9.
Taylor Pych was West Seneca East's leading scorer, having posted seven points.
Melanie Marcezin held things down on the boards with ten rebounds.
Meanwhile, West Seneca West waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with five straight wins but they left with six. They managed a 53-48 win over Frontier. Given West Seneca West's advantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 82nd, while Frontier is ranked 317th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
West Seneca West's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jayden Ecker led the charge by scoring 12 points along with seven steals. Ecker hasn't dropped below two steals for six straight games. Another player making a difference was Bellarose Milligan, who scored 16 points.
West Seneca East has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-6 record this season. As for West Seneca West, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: West Seneca East have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 35.8 rebounds per game. However, it's not like West Seneca West struggles in that department as they've been averaging 36.2 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
West Seneca East took a serious blow against West Seneca West in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 65-24. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point West Seneca East was down 39-15.
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