Basketball Recap: West Picks Up Sixth Consecutive Victory

Panthers

Previous 6 Games

12/18/24 @ Esperanza	72-59
12/12/24 @ West Jordan	77-35
12/10/24 @ Viewmont	60-40
12/06/24 @ Herriman	64-32
12/03/24 vs Timpview	60-42
11/26/24 vs Jordan	73-27

West put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 72-59 win over the Esperanza Aztecs. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked sixth in Utah, while the Aztecs are ranked 86th in California), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

It was another big night for Alemauli'I Fonoti, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and ten rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Kylee Falatea, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds.

West was working as a unit and finished the game with 29 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Esperanza only racked up 15 assists.

Esperanza lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Alexa Muller, who posted nine points along with eight boards and six assists. Janelle Miyatake was another key player, going 5 of 10 on her way to 15 points.

West's victory was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.5 points per game. As for Esperanza, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-4.

West didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 58-55 win against Mission Hills on the 19th. Esperanza will take on Pioneer in a holiday battle at at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Esperanza is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.3 points per game this season.