If Westover was riding high fresh off their 70-19 takedown of Western Harnett last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Westover Wolverines were just a bucket shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 44-43 to the E.E. Smith Golden Bulls. The contest marked the Wolverines' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
E.E. Smith found their leader in freshman Marcus 'MJ' Mcduffie, who dropped a double-double with 22 points and ten rebounds. Mcduffie is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 50% in the last six games he's played. Another player making a difference was Tre Williams, who posted 13 points.
Westover's defeat dropped their record down to 14-9. As for E.E. Smith, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-6.
Westover has already played their next game (against Harnett Central), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for E.E. Smith, they will square off against Overhills at 8:30 p.m. on Thursday. Overhills is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.8 points per game this season.
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