Westbrook suffered their biggest defeat since December 27, 2023 on Saturday. They lost 56-34 to the Valley Patriots. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1080th, while the Patriots are ranked 524th).
| 12/28/24 vs Valley | 13 |
| 12/13/24 vs Sterling City | 11 |
| 12/07/24 vs All Saints Episcopal School | 7 |
| 12/14/24 vs Crane | 6 |
| 12/10/24 vs Merkel | 6 |
Westbrook's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Cole Rich, who posted 13 points and four steals, and Caleb Browne, who put up 11 points and seven rebounds. Those 13 points gave Rich a new career-high.
Leading Valley to victory were Kanyon Taylor and Corbin Taylor. Kanyon went 6 of 10 on his way to 17 points and three steals, while Corbin went 5 of 9 on his way to 15 points in addition to seven rebounds and five blocks. The match was Kanyon's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Damian Valdes, who had eight points.
Westbrook's defeat dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Valley, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-2.
Westbrook wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 44-39 loss against Ira on the 31st. As for Valley, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 62-20 victory against O'Donnell on the 30th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
