The J.L. Mann Patriots and the Westwood Redhawks will round out the year against one another at at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: J.L. Mann has struggled recently with seven losses in a row, while Westwood will arrive with ten straight victories.
J.L. Mann is headed into the matchup having just suffered their closest defeat since January 10th on Thursday. They fell just short of Woodmont by a score of 66-64.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Westwood). They blew past Summerville 88-44 on Tuesday. The Redhawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four contests by 26 points or more this season.
Westwood's win came from a few key players J.L. Mann will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Donovan Mickle, who went 7 of 8 en route to 19 points. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Sean Goddard, who went 5 of 6 on his way to 10 points and eight rebounds.
Westwood's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-0. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.3 points per game. As for J.L. Mann, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8.
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