Pebblebrook and Westlake are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2018, but not for long. The two teams will face off at 6:00 p.m. on January 23rd without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Saturday, Pebblebrook came up short against Pace Academy and fell 63-54. While losing is never fun, Pebblebrook can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 111th, while Pace Academy is ranked 12th).
Meanwhile, Westlake pushed their score all the way to 58 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They lost to Campbell on the road by a decisive 74-58 margin.
Pebblebrook's loss dropped their record down to 7-12. As for Westlake, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which bumped their record down to 9-8.
Pebblebrook couldn't quite finish off Westlake when the teams last played back in February of 2023 and fell 58-55. Can Pebblebrook avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.