The Whetstone Braves pushed their score all the way to 56 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Westland by a score of 59-56. Whetstone was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Westland apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in December of 2022.
Noah Kershaw went supernova for Westland, going 6 for 11 from beyond the arc en route to 33 points and 0 assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Sir Gathings, who scored 11 points.
Whetstone's loss dropped their record down to 0-1. As for Westland, their victory bumped their record up to 1-0.
Whetstone will be playing in front of their home fans against Groveport-Madison at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Groveport-Madison presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Whetstone in Ohio (Groveport-Madison is ranked 189th, while Whetstone is ranked 464th). As for Westland, they will square off against Aiken at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday.