The Westlake Wolverines entered their tilt with the North Point Eagles with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. Westlake snuck past North Point with a 65-60 win on Friday. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Ethan Relf had a dynamite game for Westlake, scoring 16 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Relf has scored all season. Darian Canty was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with two steals.
North Point's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kendall Greene, who scored eight points along with 13 rebounds and four blocks. Greene has been hot recently, having posted three or more blocks the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Landhn Mathis, who scored 11 points along with five rebounds.
Even though they lost, North Point smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Westlake has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 12-9 record this season. As for North Point, they now have a losing record at 10-11.
Westlake will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against Leonardtown at 6:30 p.m. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Maryland (Leonardtown is ranked 97th, while Westlake is ranked 116th). As for North Point, they will head out on the road to challenge Old Mill at 6:45 p.m. on Monday. Hopefully North Point focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 on Friday.
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