It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Westwood can now relate to. They fell 63-52 to the Fullington Academy Trojans on Tuesday. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Trojans this season, with their most recent defeat being a 51-48 loss two weeks ago.
Fullington Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Cutter Tharpe, who went 7-for-14 on his way to 24 points and five boards. The dominant performance also gave Tharpe a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (80%). Another player making a difference was Will Sangster, who almost dropped a double-double with 15 points and nine rebounds.
Westwood has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which has put a noticeable dent in their 6-14 record this season. As for Fullington Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 12-13 record this season.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. We've got a battle between Wildcats coming up. As for Fullington Academy, they will take on Grace Christian Academy at 8:30 p.m. on Thursday. Fullington Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.4 points per game this season.
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