Two dominant guards in Laurie Severe and Stephanie Vega are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Western Wildcats are on the road again on Monday and plays the Doral Academy Firebirds at 7:00 p.m. on February 19th. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Western walked away with it. They blew past the Lightning 63-35 on the road on Wednesday. Given Western's advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 44th, while Cypress Bay is ranked 127th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Western's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Tamara Elliott led the charge by dropping a double-double on 11 points and 11 assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Nandi Ramessar, who scored 13 points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, Doral Academy had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 55 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They breezed by Ferguson on the road to the tune of 83-21.
Western is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. As for Doral Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 21-7.
Western came up short against Doral Academy in their previous matchup back in January, falling 68-55. Can Western avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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