Westover was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss dating back to last season. They took a 36-27 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tift County Blue Devils. The Patriots lost against the Blue Devils in their previous head to head back in January, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 65-22 score last time.
Despite the defeat, Westover had strong showings from Sydney Donaldson, who scored 12 points plus six rebounds and five steals, and Alex Marcus, who earned six points in addition to ten rebounds and three steals. The dominant performance also gave Marcus a new career-high in offensive rebounds (eight). Kaiya Conway was another key player, earning two points in addition to ten rebounds and three steals.
Tift County can attribute much of their success to Jalaya Miller, who had nine points.
Westover's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Tift County, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Westover has already played their next game (against Tift County), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Tift County, they will head out to challenge Northside at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Northside will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Tift County surely won't give up without a fight.
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