The Westover Patriots will challenge the Cairo Syrupmakers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Friday, Westover came up short against Dougherty and fell 59-49. That's two games in a row now that the Patriots have lost by exactly ten points.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Alex Marcus, who posted six points along with 11 rebounds and five blocks. She has become a key player for Westover: the team is 9-4 when she posts at least three blocks, but 0-3 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Kaiya Conway, who earned 13 points and seven boards.
Meanwhile, Cairo was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their 28th straight defeat dating back to last season. They were dealt a 70-27 loss at the hands of Monroe. While losing is never fun, the Syrupmakers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 468th, while the Golden Tornadoes are ranked 74th).
Cairo's defeat dropped their record down to 0-14. As for Westover, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-7.
Westover took their win against Cairo in their previous meeting back in January by a conclusive 48-28. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Cairo's Shaquara Mills, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 14 rebounds. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Westover still be able to contain Mills? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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