The Booker T. Washington Tornadoes will take on the Westwood Christian Warriors at 11:30 a.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
After soaring to 64 points the game before, Booker T. Washington were a bit more limited in their matchup on Saturday. They were beaten by Miami 65-25. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Booker T. Washington has scored all season.
Westwood Christian suffered their biggest defeat yet this season on Saturday. They took a serious blow against Dwyer, falling 88-54. While losing is never fun, Westwood Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 207th, while Dwyer is ranked 17th).
The losing side was boosted by Ethan Taylor, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 20 rebounds. Taylor is absolutely dominating the rebound category: he's posted at least eight every time he's taken the court this season. William Nadaskay was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Booker T. Washington's loss was their third straight on the road, which bumped their record down to 7-9. As for Westwood Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-4.
Booker T. Washington didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Westwood Christian in their previous meeting back in November of 2016, but they still walked away with a 45-40 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Booker T. Washington since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
