It'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Westmoreland Eagles face off against the Merrol Hyde Magnet Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday... Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Westmoreland is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Trousdale County 66-36.
Meanwhile, Merrol Hyde Magnet came up short against Knowledge Academies on Friday and fell 70-60. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (57), the Hawks still had to take the loss.
Westmoreland will have to contain Sam Mullins as he made an impact in Merrol Hyde Magnet's last game. He went 11 for 21 on his way to 26 points and six rebounds. The game was Mullins' fifth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Pierce Cook, who went 5 of 10 en route to 13 points.
Westmoreland is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season. As for Merrol Hyde Magnet, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-8.
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