If the Westlake Wolverines were riding high off their 69-41 takedown of the Patuxent Panthers last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Westlake took a 61-57 hit to the loss column at the hands of McDonough. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Westlake lost on Wednesday despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jagan Thomas, who scored eight points along with five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Ethan Relf, who scored ten points.
Westlake's defeat dropped their record down to 5-8. As for McDonough, the victory was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-2.
Westlake's road trip will continue as they head out to face Chopticon at 6:30 p.m. on January 26th. Chopticon will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive. McDonough will take on Huntingtown at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Huntingtown will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Maryland Rankings (they are ranked 210th, while McDonough is ranked 63rd).
