The Westwood Longhorns will face off against the Oakhaven Hawks at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Westwood knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 15 games -- so hopefully Oakhaven likes a good challenge.
Two weeks ago, Westwood lost to Hillcrest on the road by a 88-69 margin. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on February 7th (67), the Longhorns still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Oakhaven had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They blew past the Eagles 58-38. That's two games straight that the Hawks have won by exactly 20 points.
Westwood better keep an eye on Amari Spates. He was instrumental in Oakhaven's win, putting up 20 points. The matchup was Spates' fifth in a row with at least 17 points. KySedreon Robinson was another key player, scoring 12 points.
Westwood's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-11. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.7 points over those games. As for Oakhaven, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-9.
Westwood was able to grind out a solid victory over Oakhaven in their previous meeting back in January, winning 69-56. Will Westwood repeat their success, or does Oakhaven have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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