Western Hills lost against Great Crossing two weeks ago and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Western Hills Wolverines had to suffer through a 88-48 loss at the hands of Great Crossing. While losing is never fun, the Wolverines can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 175th, while Great Crossing are ranked third).
Great Crossing's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Malachi Moreno, who dropped a triple-double on 12 points, 12 boards, and ten assists. The dominant performance gave Moreno a new career-high in assists. Vince Dawson was another key player, going 9 for 14 on his way to 20 points.
Western Hills has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-12 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.9 points per game. As for Great Crossing, the victory (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 18-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Western Hills has already played their next game (against Franklin County), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Great Crossing will face off against Covington Catholic at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Covington Catholic is on a six-game streak of home wins, Great Crossing a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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