Basketball Recap: Western Christian Extends Winning Streak to Five

Izzy Balderrama

Steals

02/04/25 vs Bethel Baptist	4
01/30/25 @ Southlands Christian	6
01/24/25 @ Magnolia Science Academy	4
01/23/25 @ NOVA Academy	4
01/17/25 @ Woodcrest Christian	5

Western Christian had won four straight games and Izzy Balderrama did her part to make it five on Tuesday. The Western Christian Fighting Lancers breezed by the Bethel Baptist Warriors to the tune of 61-1 thanks in part to Balderrama, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds. She has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last 12 times she's played.

Western Christian is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 15-10 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.8 points per game. As for Bethel Baptist, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-6.

As of now, neither Western Christian nor Bethel Baptist have any future games scheduled.