Rockets, Lady Rockets Fall in Opener

Westwood Middle School basketball opened their seasons at home on Tuesday night with both squads losing to Eagleville Middle School. In girls action, the Lady Rockets went into halftime with a lead 16-11, but a 27 point second half barrage by Eagleville and cold shooting by Westwood dropped the Rockets 38-24. Lady Eagle’s Brinli Bain had 27 points on the night including 4 3-pointers in the 4th quarter to pull away with the victory. Leading the Lady Rockets in scoring was Jules Ferrell with 14 points and Audri Patton added 4 points. In the second game of the evening, the Rockets went down 43-30. Jayden Carter poured in 12 points and Jaiden Warren added 10 in the loss. The Rockets will be in action again on Thursday when they host Cascade Middle.