Westside easily dispatched Emerald last Tuesday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Westside Rams fell just short of the Fountain Inn Fury by a score of 44-42 on Friday. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Rams came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Fury are ranked 80th).
| 01/31/25 @ Fountain Inn | 3 |
| 01/28/25 vs Emerald | 2 |
| 01/25/25 vs T.L. Hanna | 4 |
| 01/24/25 @ Southside | 2 |
Despite the loss, Westside saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Kmajay Jenkins went 8 for 16 en route to 17 points along with seven boards and three steals. Jenkins is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Tiy Hollings, who posted five points.
Even though they lost, Westside smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Fountain Inn only pulled down seven offensive boards.
It was another big night for Amaziah Austin, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds for Fountain Inn. Fountain Inn is 8-3 when Austin posts eight or more boards, but 4-6 otherwise. Terry Cunningham was another key player, putting up four points in addition to seven rebounds and three blocks.
Westside's defeat dropped their record down to 16-6. As for Fountain Inn, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 12-9 record this season.
Westside will take on Laurens at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Westside is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.5 points per game this season. Fountain Inn has already played their next game (against Emerald), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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