Having just played yesterday, the Westside Wolverines will jump right back in to play the Laurens Raiders at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Westside knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully Laurens likes a good challenge.
Westside is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came out on top against KIPP Bold City by a score of 67-59 on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Laurens had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.3 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They secured a 56-51 W over the Mustangs. While the Raiders didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-19), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Westside better focus on containing Tyj Narrius Jones and Q Quinton Watts as the pair were huge in Laurens' win. Jones dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten boards, while Watts posted 17 points and five steals. Jones has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was DJ Dondrevious Martin, who had nine points in addition to six boards and five assists.
Laurens' victory bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Westside, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
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