The Westlake Demons will venture away from home to take on the Normandy Invaders at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Westlake is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.9 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Westlake came up short against Lakewood and fell 52-42. The game marked the Demons' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
| 01/17/25 vs Lakewood | 7 |
| 01/16/24 @ Lorain | 7 |
| 01/12/24 @ Fairview | 6 |
| 12/21/23 vs North Ridgeville | 5 |
| 12/03/24 vs Twinsburg | 5 |
Westlake's defeat came about despite a quality game from Andrew Wallenhorst, who went 7 of 15 en route to 22 points and seven rebounds. That's the most boards Wallenhorst has posted since back in January of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Evan Hargett, who posted eight points and nine rebounds.
Even though they lost, Westlake smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Normandy hadn't done well against Bay recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Normandy skirted past Bay 54-52. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Invaders' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 623rd, while the Rockets are ranked 275th).
Normandy's win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-7 and their overall record up to 4-8. As for Westlake, their loss dropped their record down to 10-4.
Westlake was able to grind out a solid victory over Normandy when the teams last played back in December of 2024, winning 62-55. The rematch might be a little tougher for Westlake since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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