After soaring to 75 points the game before, Westland was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They were dealt an 80-25 defeat at the hands of the Westerville North Warriors. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 359th, while the Warriors are ranked ninth).
| 12/20/24 vs Westerville North | 4 |
| 12/17/24 vs Dublin Scioto | 2 |
| 12/14/24 vs Bowsher | 8 |
When it comes to explaining why Westland lost, don't look at Phoenix Funderburke. Despite the final result, he posted eight points and four steals. Funderburke has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Jack Murphy was another key player, putting up five points.
Westland's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Westerville North, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-2.
Westland and Spring Valley will face off at 5:15 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. As for Westerville North, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Louisville at 6:50 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Westerville North's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
