The Westwood Cardinals will square off against the Vernon Vikings on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Westwood is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came out on top against Caldwell by a score of 64-51 on Saturday. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Cardinals' disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 171st, while the Chiefs are ranked 47th).
Veritas Christian Academy typically has all the answers at home, but last Monday Vernon proved too difficult a challenge. They managed a 39-34 win over Veritas Christian Academy. The victory continues a trend for the Vikings in their matchups with Veritas Christian Academy: they've now won three in a row.
Westwood's win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 6-9. As for Vernon, the victory got them back to even at 6-6.
Everything went Westwood's way against Vernon in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, as Westwood made off with a 50-30 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Westwood 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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