Hephzibah lost against Westside back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Hephzibah Rebels had to suffer through a 81-52 loss at the hands of the Westside Patriots. The Rebels just can't catch a break and have now endured six defeats in a row.
Hephzibah's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was ISAIAH RICHARDSON, who went 5 for 9 on his way to 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of JALANI JONES, who posted six points.
Leading Westside to victory were Jarious Adkinson and Dontrell Jackson. Adkinson went 9 of 17 en route to 22 points and three steals, while Jackson went 5 for 11 on his way to 17 points in addition to seven steals and six assists. The match was Adkinson's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Aldrion Jones was another key player, going 6 of 10 en route to 16 points and five rebounds.
Hephzibah's defeat dropped their record down to 5-19. As for Westside, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Hephzibah and Lincoln County will face off at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday without much rest having both just played. Lincoln County has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. Westside has already played their next game (against Howard), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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