Wesclin has gone 6-0 against Southwestern recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Wesclin Warriors will square off against the Southwestern Piasa Birds at 7:30 p.m. Wesclin will be strutting in after a victory while Southwestern will be coming in after a defeat.
On Saturday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Wesclin beat Gateway Legacy Christian Academy 44-39. The win was all the more spectacular given the Warriors' disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 129th in Illinois, while the Lions are ranked 17th in Missouri).
Meanwhile, Southwestern was just a bucket shy of victory on Saturday and fell 38-37 to Calhoun. While the Piasa Birds didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Warriors 13-6 in the first quarter.
Despite the loss, Southwestern got top-tier performance from Ian Brantley, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten rebounds. Brantley is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down ten or more in the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Cason Robinson, who posted ten points in addition to two steals.
Southwestern's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Wesclin, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Everything came up roses for Wesclin against Southwestern when the teams last played back in December of 2023, as the squad secured a 62-33 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Brantley, who went 6 for 12 en route to 17 points plus five rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Wesclin still be able to contain Brantley? There's only one way to find out.
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