West and Highland are an even 4-4 against one another since November of 2016, but not for long. The West Panthers will face off against the Highland Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (West has 14 straight victories, Highland has 17 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
West is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Skyline 86-35. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matchups by 20 points or more this season.
| 01/17/25 @ Skyline | 8 |
| 01/14/25 vs East | 4 |
| 01/10/25 @ Alta | 6 |
| 01/07/25 @ Brighton | 3 |
| 01/03/25 vs Olympus | 4 |
Kylee Falatea continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 12 of 21 en route to 29 points in addition to eight steals and seven assists. She has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 33 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Tiana Fa, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine boards.
West smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 16 offensive rebounds in 14 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Highland lost 61-36 to Skyline on Tuesday.
West will have to keep a close watch on Katinia Olevao and Margaret Hartle, a pair of players who had a big impact on Highland's prior game. Olevao posted ten points, while Hartle had eight points. The dominant performance gave Hartle a new career-high in points. Finau Langi was another key player, putting up six points.
West pushed their record up to 14-0 with the win, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 29.6 points. As for Highland, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-16.
West strolled past Highland in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 by a score of 67-48. The rematch might be a little tougher for West since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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