The Wes-Del Warriors will venture away from home to take on the Eastbrook Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Wes-Del has now lost nine straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since January 10.
On Tuesday, Wes-Del ended up a good deal behind Blackford and lost 58-43. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 392nd, while the Bruins are ranked 105th).
Wes-Del's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Noah Perdue, who went 6-for-13 on his way to 18 points, and Julian Carpenter, who shot 50% from the field to rack up 14 points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Eastbrook). They blew past Daleville 72-26 on Tuesday. The victory was some much needed relief for the Panthers as it spelled an end to their six-game losing streak.
Wes-Del better keep an eye on Bodie Howell. He was instrumental in Eastbrook's win, dropping a double-double with 22 points and ten boards. Howell has become a key player for the Panthers: the team is undefeated when he posts at least eight rebounds, but 5-8 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Kaiden Jones, who went 5-for-9 en route to 11 points and five boards.
The win got Eastbrook back to even at 8-8. As for Wes-Del, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-14.
Wes-Del suffered a grim 72-46 defeat to Eastbrook in their previous meeting back in February of 2025. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Warriors were down 37-17.
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