The Stone Ridge Christian Knights will challenge the Westlake Charter Explorers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Stone Ridge Christian is coming into the match hot, having won their last five games.
Last Wednesday, Stone Ridge Christian humbled Delhi with an 83-43 victory. That's two games straight that the Knights have won by exactly 40 points.
| 01/15/25 vs Delhi | 5 |
| 01/10/25 vs Mariposa County | 3 |
| 01/09/25 vs Downey | 2 |
| 01/04/25 vs East Lee County | 1 |
| 01/01/25 vs Oasis | 0 |
Stone Ridge Christian got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jaiden Sahota out in front who dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten assists. With that strong performance, Sahota is now averaging an impressive 2.2 steals per game. Another player making a difference was Daijon ONeil, who went 7 of 12 on his way to 18 points and four steals.
Sahota wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Stone Ridge Christian was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in February of 2024.
Meanwhile, Westlake Charter hadn't done well against Elite recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Westlake Charter snuck past Elite with a 47-41 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Explorers.
Stone Ridge Christian better focus on containing Jarriel Taylor and Brian Ash as the pair were huge in Westlake Charter's win. Taylor almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds, while Ash posted seven points along with 15 boards and five steals. Ash has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last nine times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Quinones Fleeton, who earned 12 points and six rebounds.
Westlake Charter has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.7 points per game. As for Stone Ridge Christian, they pushed their record up to 8-9 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as Stone Ridge Christian and Westlake Charter are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Stone Ridge Christian hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 62.5 points per game. However, it's not like Westlake Charter struggles in that department as they've been averaging 67.7 points. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Everything came up roses for Stone Ridge Christian against Westlake Charter when the teams last played back in January of 2024, as the squad secured a 90-57 victory. Will Stone Ridge Christian repeat their success, or does Westlake Charter have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
