Westover was the 33-32 winner over Dougherty when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The Westover Patriots took a 59-49 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Dougherty Trojans on Friday. That's two games in a row now that the Patriots have lost by exactly ten points.
Alex Marcus
| 01/31/25 vs Dougherty | 5 |
| 01/28/25 vs Monroe | 5 |
| 01/18/25 vs Terrell County | 2 |
| 01/17/25 vs Cairo | 2 |
Westover's loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Alex Marcus, who posted six points along with 11 boards and five blocks. Marcus has been hot recently, having posted two or more blocks the last four times she's played. Kaiya Conway was another key player, putting up 13 points and seven rebounds.
Jatiana Chambers was her usual excellent self, earning 27 points and five assists for Dougherty. The team also got some help courtesy of Grace P. Smith, who scored eight points and eight boards.
This is the second loss in a row for Westover and nudges their season record down to 9-7. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 16-5 Monroe (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 68.5% over those games). As for Dougherty, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-9.
Westover wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 50-24 victory against Cairo on the 4th. As for Dougherty, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 67-39 defeat against Monroe on the 1st.
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