Westside Wolves are the HISD Tournament champs
Wild West
Edward McFarland
28 December 2017
Originally appeared on Vype.com.
Westside won by an average of 24 points per game and their largest victory was won by 40 points.
In the championship game, they won 93-66 led by All-Tournament player Neil VanBeck’s 34 points on eight made 3-pointers.
On top of the big championship win, Westside’s Abdul Alatishe was the Tournament MVP and Anthony Peterson-Lockett along with Obi Ezekwesili was named All-Tournament players.
IT’S GETTING SCARY
Coming off the tournament, Westside is (18-2) overall and (3-0) in district competition.
While the Wolves get ready to get a quick break during the Christmas holiday, when they get back on the hardwood, Williams' focus will be set on getting his guys to max out on their full potential as a team.
Westside does well with using their size and getting great shots in transition, but Williams thinks the best Westside basketball is yet to come.
“If you look at where we are now and where I know we can be, I think it’s scary,” Williams said.
Luis Robert Jr. homered, Shane Smith pitched six effective innings and the Chicago White Sox beat the Houston Astros 4-2 on Tuesday night.
Edgar Quero had two RBIs as last-place Chicago won for the fourth time in five games.
Robert hit a run-scoring double in the second and his sixth homer in the fourth, a solo drive to left-center off Lance McCullers Jr. (1-2). He also made a sliding catch on Jake Meyers' liner to center in the eighth, stranding runners on the corners.
Smith (3-3) allowed one run and seven hits in his second straight win.
Grant Taylor, one of Chicago's top prospects, worked a 1-2-3 seventh in his major league debut. He hit 101.5 mph on his first pitch, a ball to Victor Caratini.
Brandon Eisert handled the ninth for his second save.
Isaac Paredes and Yainer Diaz each hit a sacrifice fly for Houston in the opener of a six-game homestand. McCullers permitted four runs and four hits in five innings.
Chicago scored two runs in the third to open a 3-0 lead. With two out and the bases loaded, Quero hit a two-run single to left.
Key moment
Meyers and Caratini hit back-to-back singles in the fourth, but Shane Smith got Cam Smith to ground into an inning-ending double play.
Key stat
Smith has won back-to-back starts for the first time in his career. The 25-year-old right-hander went into the game leading all MLB rookies with a 2.45 ERA.
Up next
Sean Burke (3-6, 4.03 ERA) is expected to pitch Wednesday for the White Sox against Ryan Gusto (3-3, 4.78 ERA) in the second of a three-game series.
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