The Westwood Redhawks will challenge the Spring Valley Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Westwood fought the good fight in their overtime game against Ridge View on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 71-64 to the Blazers. The Redhawks haven't had much luck with the Blazers recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
| 01/28/25 vs Ridge View | 25 |
| 01/24/25 @ Blythewood | 13 |
| 01/14/25 @ Lugoff-Elgin | 13 |
| 01/20/25 @ Sumter | 7 |
| 01/17/25 vs West Florence | 7 |
Despite the defeat, Westwood saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Aneya Britt dropped a double-double on 25 points and ten boards. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Britt has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Amari Alexander, who went 7 of 17 en route to 16 points.
Even though they lost, Westwood smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in seven consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Spring Valley was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 58-54 to Ridge View. The Vikings have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Spring Valley's loss dropped their record down to 11-8. As for Westwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-13.
Things could have been worse for Westwood, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 57-40 loss to Spring Valley when the teams last played back in January. Will Westwood have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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