The Westwood Redhawks will take on the Lakewood Gators in a holiday battle at at 1:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Westwood saw some tournament action on Saturday. The contest between them and Fort Mill didn't end well, with Westwood falling 63-47. The Redhawks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
| 12/21/24 vs Fort Mill | 12 |
| 12/17/24 vs Summerville | 11 |
| 12/13/24 @ Richland Northeast | 11 |
| 12/11/24 vs Lakewood | 15 |
| 12/10/24 @ White Knoll | 10 |
Despite the loss, Westwood had strong showings from Aneya Britt, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 12 boards, and Amari Alexander, who went 5 of 11 on her way to 12 points. Britt is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as she's now pulled down ten or more in the last five games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Si'Niya Curry, who posted six points.
Even though they lost, Westwood smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Lakewood was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a blow against Lexington, falling 74-22. The game marked the Gators' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Lakewood now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Westwood, their loss dropped their record down to 5-8.
Westwood came up short against Lakewood in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 53-49. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lakewood's Zakiya Hodge, who went 8 of 17 on her way to 26 points and three steals. Now that Westwood knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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