Westside is 8-2 against Southwest since December of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The two teams will face off at 3:30 p.m. without much rest having both just played. Westside will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
On Friday, Westside didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Jackson, but they still walked away with a 59-53 win. Given the Seminoles' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 195th, while the Red Devils are ranked 511th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/17/25 @ Jackson | 23 |
| 01/15/25 @ Howard | 20 |
| 01/14/25 @ Rutland | 17 |
| 01/08/25 @ Central | 21 |
| 01/07/25 vs Callaway | 32 |
| 01/04/25 vs Veterans | 23 |
Westside had a senior duo take command as Jatavion Zellner went 7 for 10 on his way to 24 points along with seven boards and four steals and Joshua Harden posted 23 points in addition to five rebounds and four steals. The match was Harden's sixth in a row with at least ten points.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Southwest's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of Bleckley County by a score of 39-37. The contest marked the Patriots' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Westside pushed their record up to 10-6 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.3 points per game. As for Southwest, their loss ended a 14-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 14-2.
Westside strolled past Southwest in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 by a score of 55-39. Will Westside repeat their success, or does Southwest have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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