The Tradition Prep Pirates and the Westwood Panthers will face off at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday without much rest having both just played. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Tradition Prep took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They escaped with a win against Okeechobee by the margin of a single free throw, 61-60.
Meanwhile, Westwood came up short against Jupiter on Tuesday and fell 64-57. The Panthers have struggled against the Warriors recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Tradition Prep will have to contain Marquan Burgess as he made an impact in Westwood's last game. He went 8 of 16 en route to 22 points and seven steals. Those seven steals gave Burgess a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jordan Crutchfield, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 12 rebounds.
Tradition Prep is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.5 points per game. As for Westwood, their loss dropped their record down to 8-6.
Tradition Prep was able to grind out a solid win over Westwood in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, winning 63-53. Will Tradition Prep repeat their success, or does Westwood have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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