Basketball Recap: Westville Sets Scoring Season-High Against Chrisman

Tigers

Team Score

12/30/24 vs Chrisman	78
12/17/24 vs Urbana University	74
12/20/24 vs DeLand-Weldon	68
12/28/24 vs Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland]	66
12/11/24 vs Heritage	65

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Westville). They simply couldn't be stopped on Monday as they easily beat the Chrisman Cardinals 78-44. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 25 points or more this season.

Despite the loss, Chrisman still got an impressive performance from Statler Mitchell, who shot 6-for-9 from downtown and almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine rebounds. Mitchell is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for four straight games. Dylan Lucas was another key player, putting up six points.

Westville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.7 points per game. As for Chrisman, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-12 record this season.

Westville will square off against Georgetown-Ridge Farm at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Westville's favor as the team sits on seven straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Georgetown-Ridge Farm has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road. As for Chrisman, they will face off against Salt Fork at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.