It was a proper cat-fight when University City challenged Hazelwood West on Monday. The University City Lions took a 58-54 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hazelwood West Wildcats. The Lions were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Wildcats apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in December of 2023.
Hazelwood West was led to victory by Zayniyah Jackson and Jamiah Herring-Green. Jackson went 7 of 14 to rack up 24 points, while Herring-Green dropped a double-double with 21 points and ten rebounds. Those 24 points gave Jackson a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Wilson, who posted ten points.
University City's defeat dropped their record down to 10-6. As for Hazelwood West, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season.
University City has already played their next match (against Ladue Horton Watkins), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Hazelwood West, they will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against Parkway North at 5:30 p.m.
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