The Westland Cougars and the Westerville North Warriors will compete for holiday cheer at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Westland will bounce into Friday's game after beating Dublin Scioto, who they had gone 0-5 against in their five prior meetings. Westland walked away with a 75-63 win over Dublin Scioto on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cougars.
| 12/17/24 vs Dublin Scioto | 21 |
| 12/14/24 vs Bowsher | 14 |
| 12/07/24 vs Olentangy | 9 |
| 12/06/24 vs Worthington Kilbourne | 19 |
| 11/27/24 @ Thomas Worthington | 14 |
Westland found their leader in sophomore Breaker Heller Jr., who dropped a triple-double on 21 points, 11 rebounds, and ten assists. With that strong performance, Heller Jr. is now averaging an impressive 15.4 points per game. Another player making a difference was Phoenix Funderburke, who almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine boards.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Westerville North). They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat Westerville South 87-55. Winning may never get old, but the Warriors sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Westland's victory bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Westerville North, their win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-2.
Westland was taken down by Westerville North 111-60 in their previous meeting back in December of 2015. Will Westland have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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