A feisty cat fight is on tap when the West Park Panthers face off against the Kennedy Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Friday... West Park will be strutting in after a win while Kennedy will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, West Park turned things around against McClatchy on Wednesday. In a tight match that could have gone either way, they made off with a 51-50 victory over the Lions.
Meanwhile, Kennedy entered their contest against Destiny Christian Academy on Monday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Kennedy received a blow as they fell 80-61 to Destiny Christian Academy. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 270th, while the Lions are ranked 128th).
West Park will need focus on slowing down Clif Chandler-Manning, one of several Kennedy players who made an impact when they last played. He posted 15 points. Another player making a difference was Christler Cee, who scored 15 points.
This is the second loss in a row for Kennedy and nudges their season record down to 10-6. As for West Park, their win bumped their record up to 11-9.
West Park skirted past Kennedy 51-48 when the teams last played back in December of 2022. Does West Park have another victory up their sleeve, or will Kennedy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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