The Booker T. Washington Tornadoes suffered their closest loss yet this season on Monday. They fell just short of Westwood Christian by a score of 79-76. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Westwood Christian was led to victory by Ethan Taylor and Michael Vilmenay. Taylor dropped a double-double on 14 points and 13 rebounds, while Vilmenay went 9 for 17 from beyond the arc en route to 31 points and 4 assists. Taylor is absolutely dominating the rebound category: he's posted at least eight every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of William Nadaskay, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 11 rebounds.
Booker T. Washington has been struggling recently, as they've lost six of their last seven matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-10 record this season. As for Westwood Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 10-4.
Booker T. Washington will head out on the road to square off against Miami Beach at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Miami Beach's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last four games. As for Westwood Christian, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Pinecrest Prep at 7:00 p.m. Pinecrest Prep will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings (they are ranked 662nd, while Westwood Christian is ranked 207th).
