The Westside Wolves and the Heights Bulldogs will meet in a dog eat dog contest at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Westside is coming into the match hot, having won their last four games.
Last Saturday, Westside didn't have too much trouble with Cesar E. Chavez as they won 55-38. Given the Wolves' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 219th, while the Lobos are ranked 907th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Heights humbled Houston Math Science & Tech with a 71-25 victory. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.
Heights' win came from a few key players Westside will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Micah Malone, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten steals. Those ten steals gave him a new career-high. Eric Ekwegbara was another key player, going 9 of 12 on his way to 19 points.
Westside has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.2 points per game. As for Heights, their record is now 18-12.
Things could have been worse for Westside, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 56-40 loss to Heights in their previous matchup back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ekwegbara, who went 6 for 10 en route to 15 points and seven boards. Now that Westside knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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