Basketball Recap: West Harrison Skates Past Long Beach with Ease

Hurricanes

Margin (Wins)

11/05/24 @ Pass Christian	48
12/10/24 vs Long Beach	45
12/13/24 vs Petal	37
11/11/24 vs Gautier	36
12/16/24 @ George County	36

West Harrison won the last time they faced Long Beach and things went their way on Friday too. The West Harrison Hurricanes blew past the Long Beach Bearcats 61-26. The Hurricanes have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 matchups by 20 points or more this season.

West Harrison got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Sydnei Barber out in front who posted 19 points. Jazlee Deschamp was another key player, putting up 13 points and six boards.

Despite the defeat, Long Beach saw an underclassman step up: freshman Paityn Langley had 13 points and six rebounds. That was a full 50% of Long Beach's points, marking the seventh time in a row she's scored more than a third of the team's points.

West Harrison's victory was their tenth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 21-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.8 points per game. As for Long Beach, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-17.

West Harrison has already played their next game (against George County), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Long Beach wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 62-21 loss against Hancock on the 24th.