Westwood is 1-9 against South Fork since January of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Westwood Panthers will look to defend their home court against the South Fork Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. The timing isn't great for Westwood: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while South Fork has snatched up four consecutive wins on the road.
Winning is just a little bit easier when you outrebound your opponent 16 to 9 on the offensive boards, a fact Westwood proved on Friday. They came out on top against John Carroll Catholic by a score of 54-45.
Westwood can attribute much of their success to Colton Foster, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 17 rebounds. That's the first time this season that Foster scored 15 or more points. Marquan Burgess was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with six rebounds.
Even though South Fork has not done well against Okeechobee recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. South Fork slipped by Okeechobee 37-36. Given South Fork's advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 62nd, while Okeechobee is ranked 292nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Westwood's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-13. As for South Fork, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season.
Westwood came up short against South Fork when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 62-49. Will Westwood have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other basketball content.
