The Westfall Mustangs will head out on the road to take on the Grove City Christian Eagles at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
On Saturday, Westfall came up short against Wheelersburg and fell 84-71. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 487th, while the Pirates are ranked 207th).
Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Grove City Christian took on Miller on Saturday. Grove City Christian fell 51-41 to Miller. While the Eagles didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Falcons 17-10 in the first quarter.
Westfall will need focus on slowing down Landon Brunicardi, one of several Grove City Christian players who made an impact when they last played. He posted 11 points. Another player making a difference was Josiah Harmeyer, who scored six points and five assists.
Grove City Christian's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-6. As for Westfall, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-8 record this season.
Westfall skirted past Grove City Christian 70-67 when the teams last played back in November of 2021. Will Westfall repeat their success, or does Grove City Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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