Westland lost against Westerville South back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Westland Cougars were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 73-72 to the Westerville South Wildcats. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (56), the Cougars still had to take the loss.
Breaker Heller Jr.
| 02/07/25 @ Westerville South | 28 |
| 12/21/24 vs Spring Valley | 25 |
| 01/10/25 @ Westerville South | 23 |
| 12/17/24 vs Dublin Scioto | 21 |
| 12/12/23 @ Olentangy | 20 |
Westland lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Breaker Heller Jr., who dropped a double-double on 28 points and ten rebounds. The dominant performance gave Heller Jr. a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Phoenix Funderburke, who went 7 for 16 on his way to 17 points along with six boards and five steals.
Even though they lost, Westland was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive matches.
Westland has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-14 record this season. As for Westerville South, their win bumped their record up to 7-11.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Westland will head out to face off against Hayes at 7:30 p.m. on February 14th. Hayes knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 13 games -- so hopefully Westland likes a good challenge. As for Westerville South, they will challenge Westerville Central at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
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