Western Hills has been on the road for five straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Withrow Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Western Hills' favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season.
Last Friday, Western Hills strolled past Hughes with points to spare, taking the game 58-39. 58 seems to be a good number for Western Hills as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Meanwhile, Withrow escaped with a win on Friday against Woodward by the margin of a single free throw, 54-53. The win was just what Withrow needed coming off of a 65-43 defeat in their prior matchup.
Michael Johnson was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 24 points and ten rebounds. That's the first time this season that he pulled down eight or more rebounds. Another player making a difference was Avery Jordan, who scored 14 points along with two steals.
Western Hills is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2 record this season. As for Withrow, their win bumped their record up to 4-7.
Western Hills was able to grind out a solid victory over Withrow in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, winning 60-51. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Johnson, who scored 26 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Western Hills still be able to contain him? There's only one way to find out.
