The Western Wildcats will take on the Kell Longhorns in a holiday battle at at 8:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Western sitting on five straight wins and Kell on three.
Western is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Florida's top teams: Blanche Ely, who was ranked 12th at the time (Western was ranked 16th). Western secured a 52-48 W over Blanche Ely on Thursday.
12/12/24 vs Blanche Ely | 16 |
11/21/24 vs Pembroke Pines Charter | 14 |
12/12/23 @ Deerfield Beach | 12 |
12/29/23 vs St. Cloud | 12 |
01/06/24 vs West Boca Raton | 12 |
Maddox Fowles continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 15 points and 16 boards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Stefan Frisby, who posted eight points and seven assists.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Kell). They put the hurt on Berkmar with a sharp 84-62 victory on Saturday. The Longhorns have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 20 points or more this season.
Kell's win bumped their record up to 9-1. As for Western, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
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