Two dominant guards in Tytiana Dowden and Mckenzy Green are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Westover Wolverines and the Hillside Hornets will round out the year against one another at at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday. Westover will be strutting in after a win while Hillside will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Friday, Westover didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Cape Fear, but they still walked away with a 52-47 victory.
Westover's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Dowden, who posted 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Alena Dilione, who earned 14 points and six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Hillside was not able to break out of their rough patch last Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 64-59 heartbreaker at the hands of Southern School of Energy and Sustainability. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 434th, while the Spartans are ranked 123rd).
Hillside's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Westover, their victory bumped their record up to 7-3.
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