The Nimitz Cougars will square off against the Westfield Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Nimitz is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Aldine to the tune of 87-15 on Friday. Winning may never get old, but the Cougars sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
| 01/17/25 vs Aldine | 27 |
| 11/22/24 vs Pflugerville Connally | 12 |
| 01/07/25 @ Spring | 12 |
| 02/02/24 vs Spring | 12 |
| 01/03/25 vs Eisenhower | 11 |
Nimitz relied on the efforts of Tatiyana Cole, who posted 27 points, and Aniah Richard, who put up 21 points. The dominant performance gave Cole a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Alayia Hutchinson, who scored 12 points.
Meanwhile, Westfield entered their tilt with Dekaney on Friday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They blew past the Wildcats 55-33. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 262nd, while the Wildcats are ranked 1165th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Nimitz has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.8 points per game. As for Westfield, their win was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 18-4.
Things could have been worse for Nimitz, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 48-33 loss to Westfield in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. Can Nimitz avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
