Western Hills lost to Southwest back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Cougars were beaten by the Raiders 86-39. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1305th, while the Raiders are ranked 262nd).
Southwest's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from King Taylor, who dropped a double-double with ten points and 12 rebounds. Taylor has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last eight times he's played. Another player making a difference was Orion Sylvestre, who went 6-for-7 to rack up 16 points.
Western Hills' defeat dropped their record down to 8-20. As for Southwest, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-7 record this season.
Coincidentally, Western Hills and Southwest will both be playing Eastern Hills the next time they take the court. The Raiders will head out to face the Highlanders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, while the Cougars will host them at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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