If Westlake was riding high fresh off their 68-48 takedown of Normandy on Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Demons had to suffer through an 85-58 loss at the hands of the McKinley Bulldogs. While losing is never fun, the Demons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 214th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 19th).
Hayden Purdy
| 02/17/26 @ McKinley | 64% |
| 02/14/26 @ Normandy | 50% |
| 02/13/26 @ North Olmsted | 57% |
| 02/10/26 vs Elyria | 60% |
Despite the loss, Westlake had strong showings from Hayden Purdy, who shot 64% from the field en route to 15 points and six boards, and Ryan Turk, who went 7-for-15 on his way to 15 points. Purdy is on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 50% in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Joe Stanton, who posted five points.
Westlake's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-8. As for McKinley, they pushed their record up to 18-4 with the victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season.
Westlake will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Villa Angela-St. Joseph at 7:00 p.m. on the 27th. McKinley does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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