Boys’ basketball: It could be Fairfax-Westchester Lite

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Renardo Sidney is gone. So is Solomon Hill.

The walls might be sweating inside the cramped Fairfax High gym on Wednesday night when the Lions play host to top-ranked Westchester, but will the Comets break a sweat against a nemesis that appears to be a couple of notches below its usual dominating level?

Let’s look at Fairfax’s early season resume: The Lions (9-5) had good victories over Santa Monica, Las Vegas Durango and North Bethesda (Md.) Georgetown Prep before embarking on a four-game losing streak that ended Monday with a 57-47 victory over Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies.

Westchester (12-2) has been steamrolling opponents as usual, opening Western League play with a 76-34 victory over Venice.

Can Fairfax’s Donte McFrazier and Jordan Weathers hang with the likes of Westchester stars Dwayne Polee Jr. and Jordin Mayes? We’ll have updates throughout Wednesday’s Western League game on Varsity Times Insider.

--Ben Bolch