There's no place like home for Westwood, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Somerset College Prep Academy Spartans on Thursday as the Westwood Panthers made off with a 67-46 win. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 40-18.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Westwood to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jordan Crutchfield, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 18 rebounds. Crutchfield has become a key player for Westwood: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least ten boards, but 9-10 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Marquan Burgess, who posted 16 points and four steals.
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Westwood smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in three consecutive matches.
Despite the loss, Somerset College Prep Academy saw an underclassman step up: freshman Savas Akini earned 11 points. The dominant performance gave Akini a new career-high in points.
The victory got Westwood back to even at 11-11. As for Somerset College Prep Academy, their defeat was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-12.
Westwood has already played their next contest, an 82-56 loss against Central on the 24th. As for Somerset College Prep Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 69-49 defeat against Jupiter Christian on the 24th.
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