West had to skate by with only a two-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 22-point drubbing they dealt Turner on Friday. The West Chargers were the clear victor by a 63-41 margin over the Turner Golden Bears. Given the Chargers' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 57th, while the Golden Bears are ranked 279th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the loss, Turner still got an impressive performance from Mekhi Follick, who went 7 of 13 en route to 17 points and five rebounds. Follick is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Marshall, who posted five points and five blocks.
West is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Turner, they dropped their record down to 1-7 with the defeat, which was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season.
West will head out to face off against Basehor-Linwood on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Basehor-Linwood sitting on five straight victories and West on three. As for Turner, they will welcome De Soto on Tuesday.
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