The Birmingham Patriots will take on the Westchester Comets at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Birmingham knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 16 matchups -- so hopefully Westchester likes a good challenge.
Birmingham is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They took down King/Drew 63-49. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 57th, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 368th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Westchester had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 44.6 points) and they went ahead and made it eight on Thursday. They strolled past the Bulldogs with points to spare, taking the game 51-35.
Westchester pushed their record up to 21-6 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.3 points over those games. As for Birmingham, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season.
Birmingham didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Westchester when the teams last played back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 55-50 victory. Does Birmingham have another victory up their sleeve, or will Westchester turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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