Basketball Game Preview: Westover Christian Academy Bulldogs vs. Temple Christian Crusaders

By Team Reports Feb 4, 2024, 2:21am

Basketball Preview: Westover Christian Academy Bulldogs vs. Temple Christian Crusaders

Westover Christian Academy has enjoyed a two-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Temple Christian Crusaders at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Westover Christian Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 18 on Friday.

Last Friday, things could have been worse for Westover Christian Academy, but they could have been a whole lot better as they took a 56-40 loss to the Crusaders. Westover Christian Academy was down 49-26 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.

Despite the defeat, Westover Christian Academy had strong showings from Caleb Hill, who scored 13 points along with six rebounds and three steals, and Malachai Waller, who scored 11 points along with six rebounds and four blocks. Waller is on a roll when it comes to blocks, as he's now posted four or more in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Keeley Bettendorf, who scored six points.

Westover Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 7-10. As for Temple Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-9 record this season.

Things could have been worse for Westover Christian Academy, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 56-40 loss to the Crusaders in their previous matchup on Friday. Can Westover Christian Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.