After losing to the De Soto Wildcats the last time they met, the West Chargers decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. West narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past De Soto 51-49. The victory was all the more spectacular given West's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 71st, while De Soto is ranked 20th).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead West to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jalen Foy, who scored 15 points along with five assists and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Keimani Paul, who scored 17 points along with four steals.
West has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for De Soto, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-4.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. West will take on Piper at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Piper is coming into the game with six straight victories on the road, so West is out to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for De Soto, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Bonner Springs at 7:15 p.m. Hopefully Bonner Springs focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 11 last Friday.
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