The Westside Patriots put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Cross Creek 95-62 at home. Fans of Westside have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season ended as a blowout.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Westside to victory, but perhaps none more so than DeMarco Middleton, who scored 24 points along with 9 assists and 7 rebounds. The matchup was Middleton's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Dontrell Jackson, who scored 21 points along with 5 rebounds.
Westside's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Cross Creek, their loss dropped their record down to 4-2.
Westside will be playing in front of their home fans against Midland Valley at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Midland Valley will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in their respective state's rankings (they are ranked 166th in South Carolina, while Westside is ranked 15th in Georgia). As for Cross Creek, they will head out on the road to face off against Burke County at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
