Basketball Game Preview: Westminster Catawba Christian Indians vs. Sugar Creek Charter Wildcats

The Westminster Catawba Christian Indians just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Sugar Creek Charter Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Westminster Catawba Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.4 points per game this season.

Having struggled with six defeats in a row, Westminster Catawba Christian turned things around against Metrolina Christian Academy on Monday. They claimed a resounding 75-38 victory over the Warriors. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Indians have posted since December 13, 2024.

Brycen Redmon was his usual excellent self, going 11 of 16 on his way to 27 points. That makes it four consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Westminster Catawba Christian's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaleb Santos, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 12 boards.

Westminster Catawba Christian was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. They are 7-11 when they've passed the ball that well.

Meanwhile, Sugar Creek Charter suffered their closest loss since January 31, 2024 on Saturday. They fell just short of Nation Ford by a score of 46-43. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 325th in North Carolina, while the Falcons are ranked 62nd in South Carolina).

Westminster Catawba Christian's victory bumped their record up to 8-13. As for Sugar Creek Charter, they have also traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-6 record this season.

Westminster Catawba Christian strolled past Sugar Creek Charter in their previous matchup back in November of 2017 by a score of 68-53. Will Westminster Catawba Christian repeat their success, or does Sugar Creek Charter have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.