The Wes-Del Warriors are taking a road trip to face off against the Union County Patriots at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Wes-Del is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.9 points per game this season.
Wes-Del took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed last Saturday. They came out on top against Daleville by a score of 58-47. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 164th, while the Broncos are ranked 343rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Wes-Del's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Julian Carpenter, who almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Josiah Love, who went 7 of 13 on his way to 18 points.
Meanwhile, Union County came up short against Northeastern on Saturday and fell 64-54.
Wes-Del will have to contain Grady Coyle as he made an impact in Union County's last game. He shot 4-for-6 from deep and dropped a double-double on 25 points and ten boards. The dominant performance also gave Coyle a new career-high in assists (six). Fenton Coyle was another key player, putting up six points and six rebounds.
Even though they lost, Union County was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive games.
Wes-Del's win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-3. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.1 points per game. As for Union County, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Wes-Del has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 26 boards per game. However, it's not like Union County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 24.1 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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