Westwood was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They had to suffer through a 68-27 loss at the hands of the Red Mountain Mountain Lions. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 249th, while the Mountain Lions are ranked 38th).
Westwood's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Krew Brinkerhoff, who posted six points.
Red Mountain found their leader in sophomore Travon Darby, who went 7 of 11 en route to 16 points and three steals. Darby has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more points the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Viktor Johannsson, who scored nine points along with five boards and three steals.
Westwood's loss dropped their record down to 3-18. As for Red Mountain, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-5.
Westwood will host Mountain View at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Red Mountain, they will head out to square off against Skyline at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Red Mountain has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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