After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Olentangy, Lancaster was happy to have turned things around on Monday. They enjoyed a cozy 70-52 win over the Westland Cougars. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Golden Gales also won the last time the pair played back in January.
Westland lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Breaker Heller Jr., who went 7 for 11 on his way to 17 points in addition to six assists and five boards. Another player making a difference was Phoenix Funderburke, who went 5 of 9 en route to 14 points.
Lancaster has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.8 points per game. As for Westland, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-7.
Lancaster will welcome Horizon Science Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Westland, they will be taking part in a tournament against Thurgood Marshall at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Westland is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.1 points per game this season.
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