Westland's tournament run continued when they took on Poinciana on Saturday. The Westland Cougars fell to the Poinciana Eagles 58-52. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 494th in Ohio, while the Eagles are ranked 110th in Florida).
Several Cougars players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Breaker Heller Jr., who posted eight points in addition to nine assists and five boards. Another player making a difference was Phoenix Funderburke, who went 6 of 10 on his way to 14 points.
Poinciana's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Javonte Simpson-Lee, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 12 rebounds. Simpson-Lee has been hot, having posted ten or more boards the last five times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ernest Nunn, who put up 12 points and three steals.
Westland's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Poinciana, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 10-2.
Westland will take on Palm Harbor University in a tournament on Monday. As for Poinciana, they will be taking part in a tournament against Olentangy at 11:00 a.m. on Monday. Poinciana is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.7 points per game this season.
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