West is 0-4 against Roy since January of 2022 but things could change on Wednesday. The West Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Roy Royals at 7:00 p.m. West is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 63.3 points per game this season.
West fought the good fight in their overtime game against Hunter on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Wolverines by a score of 84-81. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Panthers have suffered against the Wolverines since December 29, 2018.
| 12/13/24 vs Hunter | 24 |
| 02/13/24 vs Skyline | 22 |
| 12/04/24 @ Northridge | 19 |
| 02/02/24 vs Brighton | 18 |
| 12/12/23 vs Park City | 15 |
West might have lost, but man, Elijah Albertson was a machine: he dropped a double-double on 24 points and 11 boards. Those 24 points gave Albertson a new career-high. Phillip Ladua was another key player, putting up 16 points and seven rebounds.
Even though they lost, West smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Roy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat dating back to last season. They came up short against Brighton, falling 65-41. That's two games in a row now that the Royals have lost by exactly 24 points.
Roy's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for West, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-3.
West might still be hurting after the 70-49 defeat they got from Roy when the teams last played back in February of 2023. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point West was down 42-22.
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