West Port waltzed into their game on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 53-40 win over the Buchholz Bobcats. Given the Wolf Pack's advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 50th, while the Bobcats are ranked 191st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/31/25 @ Buchholz | 9 |
| 02/05/24 vs University | 5 |
| 01/20/24 vs Plant | 5 |
| 12/19/23 vs Lecanto | 4 |
| 11/18/24 @ Springstead | 4 |
Leading West Port to victory were Aaliyah Grant and Caniyah Graham. Grant dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten boards, while Graham posted six points and nine steals. The dominant performance gave Graham a new career-high in steals. Another player making a difference was Calise Smith, who earned 13 points and six rebounds.
West Port smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 13 offensive rebounds in three consecutive matches.
Alessia Chaves-Torres and Taylor Booth certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Chaves-Torres went 7 of 17 en route to 19 points, while Booth scored ten points.
West Port's victory bumped their record up to 15-7. As for Buchholz, they dropped their record down to 7-12 with the loss, which was their fourth straight at home.
West Port will square off against East Ridge on Thursday. West Port is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.1 points per game this season. As for Buchholz, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 57-35 win against Leon on the 1st.
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