The Undefeated West Rowan Falcons

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>West Rowan girls' basketball team has been performing exceptionally well this season remaining undefeated so far.&nbsp; I was able to check out their matchup against East Rowan on Tuesday.&nbsp; Here are the athletes that make up the team and are the reasons why this team seems to be unbeatable.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here are the starting five on Tuesday for the Falcons.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block 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