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| 01/27/21 - Home | 40-25 W |
| 01/25/21 - Away | 31-37 L |
| 01/29/20 - Home | 34-44 L |
| 12/14/19 - Away | 41-48 L |
| 02/25/19 - Neutral | 44-29 W |
| + 5 more games |
Avon Lake and Westlake are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2017, but not for long. The Avon Lake Shoremen will take on the Westlake Demons at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Avon Lake is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They strolled past Louisville with points to spare, taking the game 41-23. Given the Shoremen's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 56th, while the Leopards are ranked 231st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Westlake came tearing into Wednesday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.3 points), and they left with even more momentum. They skirted past the Greenmen 35-32. The 35-point effort marked the Demons' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Westlake's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-7. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.8 points over those games. As for Avon Lake, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season.
Avon Lake strolled past Westlake in their previous matchup back in January of 2021 by a score of 40-25. The rematch might be a little tougher for Avon Lake since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
