Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but unfortunately for the Westland Hialeah Wildcats, they weren't the ones who walked away with it. They fell 44-37 to the Tornadoes on Thursday. Westland Hialeah has not had much luck with Booker T. Washington recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Westland Hialeah's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Franki Sosa Jr., who scored 20 points along with four steals, and Jahi Lopez who scored 12 points along with six rebounds. Another player making a difference was Tim Trimmings, who scored two points along with 15 rebounds.
Leading Booker T. Washington to victory were Jahmal David and Leroy Lee Jr. David scored 16 points, while Lee Jr scored 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Armani Horton, who scored six points.
Westland Hialeah's loss dropped their record down to 16-7. As for Booker T. Washington, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 12-12.
Westland Hialeah does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Booker T. Washington is on the road again on Saturday and plays Monsignor Pace on February 10th. Hopefully Monsignor Pace focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 12 on Thursday.
