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| 01/24/25 - Home | 36-34 W |
| 02/02/24 - Away | 58-65 L |
| 01/17/24 - Home | 46-49 L |
| 01/06/23 - Home | 52-57 L |
| 12/20/22 - Away | 54-65 L |
| + 5 more games |
Westview and Mt. Carmel are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. The Westview Wolverines will square off against the Mt. Carmel Sundevils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Westview and ten for Mt. Carmel.
Westview is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against San Marcos on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Westview was beaten by San Marcos 92-45. While losing is never fun, the Wolverines can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 507th, while the Knights are ranked 32nd).
Meanwhile, Mt. Carmel ended up a good deal behind Poway on Tuesday and lost 65-50.
Westview will have to contain Makai Orje as he made an impact in Mt. Carmel's last game. He went 8-for-15 en route to 20 points. Orje continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Tyler Humphrey, who posted eight points and five rebounds.
Mt. Carmel's loss dropped their record down to 5-22. As for Westview, they now have a losing record of 13-14.
Westview came out on top in a nail-biter against Mt. Carmel in their previous meeting back in January, sneaking past 36-34. The rematch might be a little tougher for Westview since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
