The Westlake Thunder had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They secured a 56-50 W over Judge Memorial Catholic. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Westlake also won the last time the pair played back in January of 2018.
Westlake's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Austyn Feller, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 10 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Cj Cox, who scored 6 points along with 16 rebounds.
Despite the defeat, Judge Memorial Catholic saw an underclassman step up: Elyah Ocampo scored 23 points. Ocampo scored a full 46% of Judge Memorial Catholic's points, the second time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Esther Analjok, who scored 10 points along with 3 blocks.
Westlake's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Judge Memorial Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-2.
Westlake will take on Liberty at 10:30 a.m. on Friday. Judge Memorial Catholic will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Woods Cross at 7:00 p.m. on December 18th.
