The Whiting Oilers pushed their score all the way to 55 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They were the victim of a rough 78-55 loss at the hands of Westville. Whiting has struggled against Westville recently, as their contest on Friday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
When it comes to explaining why Whiting lost, one person who can't be blamed is Shawn Donaldson. Despite the final result, he scored 31 points. That was a full 56.4% of Whiting's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Beau Harbin, who scored three points along with ten rebounds.
Kaden Pepper continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Westville, shooting 4-for-10 from beyond the arc and dropping a double-double on 33 points and 13 rebounds. Pepper has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last six times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Brian Jackson, who scored 15 points along with four steals.
Whiting's defeat dropped their record down to 2-15. As for Westville, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-9.
Whiting won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against DeMotte Christian at 7:00 p.m. on February 10th. Whiting is coming into the match with three straight defeats at home, meaning DeMotte Christian will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory. As for Westville, they and Warsaw will face off at 7:45 p.m. on February 10th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Westville will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Indiana Rankings (they are ranked 329th, while Warsaw is ranked 50th).
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