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| 01/27/21 - Away | 25-40 L |
| 01/25/21 - Home | 37-31 W |
| 01/29/20 - Away | 44-34 W |
| 12/14/19 - Home | 48-41 W |
| 02/25/19 - Neutral | 29-44 L |
| + 5 more games |
Westlake and Avon Lake are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2017, but not for long. The Westlake Demons will square off against the Avon Lake Shoremen at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Westlake will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Westlake is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Aurora, sneaking past 35-32. The 35-point effort marked the Demons' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, Avon Lake didn't have too much trouble with Louisville on Wednesday as they won 41-23. Given the Shoremen's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 56th, while the Leopards are ranked 231st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Westlake's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-7. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.8 points over those games. As for Avon Lake, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season.
Westlake lost to Avon Lake on the road by a decisive 40-25 margin in their previous meeting back in January of 2021. Can Westlake avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
