The Westland Cougars will challenge the Big Walnut Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Westland is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.6 points per game this season.
Westland is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They were beaten by Hayes 89-45. The Cougars were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 55-23.
Breaker Heller Jr.
| 02/14/25 @ Hayes | 3 |
| 02/07/25 @ Westerville South | 6 |
| 02/04/25 @ Westerville North | 2 |
| 01/31/25 @ Dublin Scioto | 2 |
| 01/25/25 @ Aiken | 2 |
| 01/21/25 @ Worthington Kilbourne | 4 |
Despite their defeat, Westland saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Breaker Heller Jr., who posted ten points along with six assists and three steals, was perhaps the best of all. Heller Jr. has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last six times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Phoenix Funderburke, who went 5-for-10 to rack up 13 points.
Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Big Walnut duked it out with Bishop Hartley on Saturday. Big Walnut took a 63-51 hit to the loss column at the hands of Bishop Hartley. While losing is never fun, the Golden Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 103rd, while the Hawks are ranked 28th).
Big Walnut's loss dropped their record down to 13-8. As for Westland, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-15.
Westland skirted past Big Walnut 58-56 when the teams last played back in January. Will Westland repeat their success, or does Big Walnut have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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