Eagles
| 01/24/25 @ Houlka | 68-35 |
| 01/21/25 vs Smithville | 71-34 |
| 01/17/25 vs Vardaman | 64-41 |
West Union waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They breezed by the Houlka Wildcats to the tune of 68-35. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 39-19.
Houlka's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Paxton Graves, who posted nine points and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Jerome Staton, who earned eight points and five boards.
West Union is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 18 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season. As for Houlka, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 14-7.
West Union didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 60-50 victory against Hamilton on the 25th. As for Houlka, they will head out to face off against Smithville at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Houlka is facing Smithville at the right time seeing as Smithville is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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