The Westwood Baptist Academy Eagles had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26 points), and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They walked away with a 64-54 victory over South Pemiscot.
Westwood Baptist Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but James Hawley led the charge by scoring 29 points along with 6 rebounds and 5 assists. The matchup was Hawley's fifth in a row with at least ten points. Ben Jones was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 15 points and 10 rebounds.
Westwood Baptist Academy pushed their record up to 6-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.0 points per game. As for South Pemiscot, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Westwood Baptist Academy will take on Marquand-Zion at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Marquand-Zion comes in still looking for their first win of the season. South Pemiscot will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Risco at 6:00 p.m. on December 19th. Risco and South Pemiscot are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads.
