Avon is 0-10 against Westport since February of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Avon Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Westport Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. Avon will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Massachusetts Rankings (they are ranked 114th, while Westport is ranked 15th).
On Wednesday, Avon suffered a tough 56-32 defeat at the hands of Wareham. Avon has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Avon's defeat came about despite a quality game from Hanelie Cadet, who scored 19 points along with four steals. Another player making a difference was Uwa Idada, who scored two points along with 11 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Westport put another one in the bag back in January to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Avon as Westport made off with a 45-24 victory. Westport pushed the score to 39-13 by the end of the third, a deficit Avon cut but never quite recovered from.
Avon's loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 5-12. As for Westport, their victory bumped their record up to 5-0.
Avon might still be hurting after the 45-24 loss they got from Westport in their previous meeting back in January. Can Avon avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
