Normandy lost against Westlake back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Normandy Invaders received a blow as they fell 71-54 to the Westlake Demons. While losing is never fun, the Invaders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 535th, while the Demons are ranked 206th).
Leading Westlake to victory were Aj Defazio and Ryan Turk. Defazio posted 11 points along with seven assists and four steals, while Turk went 6 for 10 en route to 15 points. The dominant performance gave Defazio a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Mateo Medina, who had 12 points.
Invaders
| 01/30/25 vs Westlake | 54-71 |
| 01/28/25 vs Independence | 59-47 |
| 01/24/25 @ Valley Forge | 26-20 |
| 01/17/25 @ Bay | 54-52 |
| 01/14/25 @ Medina Christian Academy | 59-42 |
The loss snapped Normandy's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 6-9 record. As for Westlake, their win bumped their record up to 12-5.
Normandy has already played their next contest, a 43-35 defeat against Lakewood on the 31st. As for Westlake, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, an 84-60 victory against Valley Forge on the 31st.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
