It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Westlake can now relate to. They were just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 43-42 to the Thomas Stone Cougars. The Wolverines were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Cougars earlier this season, when they won 61-51.
Despite the loss, Westlake still got an impressive performance from Tyrek Jordan, who posted ten points. Israel Warner was another key player, putting up five points and seven boards.
Thomas Stone's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Terrell Thompson, who shot 60% from the field en route to 14 points. Thompson has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Brayden Brown, who had seven points and five rebounds.
Westlake dropped their record down to 6-18 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home. As for Thomas Stone, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-17.
Westlake does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Thomas Stone, they will head out to take on Huntingtown at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Huntingtown's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five contests.
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