West Springfield was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 54-46 to the Chantilly Chargers. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 297th, while the Chargers are ranked 144th).
Chantilly had a senior duo take command as Patrick O'Rourke posted nine points in addition to seven boards and five steals and Jordan Davenport went 5 of 10 on his way to 15 points and three steals. O'Rourke continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Vivaan Desai, who had seven points.
West Springfield's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Chantilly, they moved to 5-4 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
West Springfield didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 76-35 victory against Osbourn on the 28th. As for Chantilly, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 58-41 win against Washington-Liberty on the 28th.
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