The Westfield Mustangs will take on the Fort Bend Clements Rangers in a holiday battle at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Westfield has insisted on making their last three contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 1-2 during that stretch of close contests.
Westfield saw some tournament action on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Humble, sneaking past 48-45. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Mustangs' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 626th, while the Wildcats are ranked 113th).
Meanwhile, Fort Bend Clements didn't have too much trouble with Cypress Park on Monday as they won 55-37.
Westfield better focus on containing Malik Olajuwon and Sam Nkwopara as the pair were huge in Fort Bend Clements' win. Olajuwon almost dropped a double-double with 21 points and nine boards, while Nkwopara went 8-for-11 en route to 18 points and six rebounds. The contest was Olajuwon's third in a row with at least 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Ugochukwu, who posted five points along with six boards and four blocks.
Fort Bend Clements was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive games.
Fort Bend Clements pushed their record up to 6-3 with the win, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Westfield, their victory bumped their record up to 4-9.
Westfield strolled past Fort Bend Clements in their previous meeting back in December of 2017 by a score of 52-37. Will the Mustangs repeat their success, or do the Rangers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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