The Westwood Panthers will face off against the Heritage Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
Westwood is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Jensen Beach back in December of 2024 (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Westwood was dealt a 68-31 loss at the hands of Jensen Beach. The Panthers have struggled against the Falcons recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the defeat, Westwood had strong showings from Jihla Greer, who posted 13 points and five boards, and Bryanna Gore, who had seven points.
Meanwhile, Heritage waltzed into their game on Saturday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They rang in the new year with a 43-31 victory over the Bulldogs.
Heritage has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.1 points per game. As for Westwood, their loss dropped their record down to 7-4.
Westwood was taken down by Heritage 72-20 in their previous matchup back in February of 2022. Can Westwood avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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