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Preview: Parkway South Patriots vs. Hazelwood West Wildcats
By MaxPreps
Feb 7, 2024, 5:42am
The Parkway South Patriots will play host again and welcome the Hazelwood West Wildcats, where tip off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they’ll have plenty of motivation to get the ‘W’.

On Tuesday, Parkway South was within striking distance but couldn’t close the gap as they fell 49-45 to Hazelwood East.

Despite the defeat, Parkway South had strong showings from Eddie Ahearn, who scored 14 points along with five rebounds and three steals, and Parker Wolf, who scored 11 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ross Mcculla, who scored four points along with two steals and two blocks.

Meanwhile, Hazelwood West’s recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Wednesday after their fourth straight loss. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 59-58 to Mehlville. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.

Parkway South has been struggling recently as they’ve lost six of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-12 record this season. As for Hazelwood West, they dropped their record down to 5-16 with that defeat, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.

Parkway South came up short against Hazelwood West in their previous matchup back in January of 2023, falling 52-44.