The Whitney Wildcats will face off against the West Trojans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Whitney was able to grind out a solid win over Troy, taking the game 54-43. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask West). They really took it to Harmony School of Innovation for the full four quarters, racking up a 101-9 victory. Winning may never get old, but the Trojans sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Whitney better keep an eye on Easton Rinewalt. He was instrumental in West's win, going 7 for 12 en route to 21 points and six steals. Rinewalt's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Ayden Poteet, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 13 rebounds.
West smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 25 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Whitney's win ended an 11-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 8-13. As for West, their victory bumped their record up to 14-8.
Whitney came up short against West in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 63-58. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Poteet, who dropped a double-double on 28 points and 20 boards. Now that Whitney knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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