Two dominant guards in Elijah Albertson and Dominick Phanolath are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The West Panthers will be playing at home against the Hunter Wolverines at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. West is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.8 points per game this season.
On Wednesday, West came up short against Wasatch and fell 55-47. The matchup marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
West's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Albertson, who posted ten points in addition to seven assists and three steals, and Lester Falatea, who scored ten points and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Mohamed Sharif, who put up six points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hunter). They came out on top against Mountain Crest by a score of 75-65 on Tuesday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Wolverines considering their 27-point performance the contest before.
West's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Hunter, their victory bumped their record up to 2-3.
West won a match that couldn't have been any closer in their previous meeting back in January of 2023, slipping by Hunter 59-58. Does West have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hunter turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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