Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Westlake couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They took a 69-54 bruising from the Nordonia Knights on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Demons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 270th in Ohio, while the Knights are ranked 86th in Ohio).
Evan Hargett
| 02/26/25 vs Nordonia | 18 |
| 02/22/25 vs Buckeye | 15 |
| 02/14/25 vs North Olmsted | 20 |
Westlake lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Evan Hargett, who dropped a double-double with 18 points and ten boards. The game was his third in a row with at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was Cody Gentry, who went 5-for-7 en route to 10 points and three steals.
Westlake's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-8. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.3 points over those games. As for Nordonia, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-9.
Westlake does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Nordonia, they will take on Lutheran West at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Lutheran West knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six matches -- so hopefully Nordonia likes a good challenge.
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