The Westlake Wolverines came tearing into Wednesday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They secured a 56-51 W over Great Mills. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Westlake also won the last time the pair played back in January of 2023.
Melvin Newman had a dynamite game for Westlake, scoring 12 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. Newman has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Julius Johnson Jr was another key contributor, almost dropping a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds.
Despite the loss, Great Mills still got an impressive performance from Jermaine Davis, who scored 21 points along with six rebounds and two steals. Another player making a difference was Troy Smith, who scored eight points along with three steals.
Westlake has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-9 record this season. As for Great Mills, their loss ended a eight-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-4.
Westlake will head out on the road to challenge La Plata at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. La Plata is coming into the matchup with six straight wins at home, so Westlake is out to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. Great Mills will take on Thomas Stone at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Thomas Stone has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 312 points over their last five games.
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