On Friday, the Westbrook Blue Blazes lost to the Oxford Hills Vikings on the road by a 69-55 margin. While losing is never fun, the Blue Blazes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maine basketball rankings (they are ranked 59th, while the Vikings are ranked fifth).

Kylie Young
02/07/25 @ Oxford Hills | 3 |
02/04/25 vs Deering | 7 |
01/30/25 @ Gorham | 2 |
01/28/25 vs Marshwood | 4 |
01/24/25 vs Mt. Ararat | 2 |
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Several Blue Blazes players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Kylie Young, who posted ten points along with seven boards and three steals. Young has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last ten times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Lyla Dunphe, who put up 16 points.
Westbrook's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 10-12. As for Oxford Hills, the victory (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 16-2.
Looking ahead, Westbrook will square off against Mt. Ararat at 6:00 p.m. on February 17th. Mt. Ararat will roll in looking for their 13th straight win, something Westbrook surely won't give up without a fight. Oxford Hills does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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