Basketball Recap: Westwood Baptist Academy Beats Crystal City for Their Sixth Straight Victory

Eagles

Margin (Wins)

11/19/24 vs Victory Christian Academy	43
11/12/24 vs Christian Academy of Greater St. Louis	42
01/20/25 @ Providence Classical Christian Academy	39
11/15/24 vs Thomas Jefferson School	33
11/22/24 vs Mississippi Valley Christian	30

Westwood Baptist Academy came tearing into Thursday's contest with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18.2 points) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Crystal City Hornets as they made off with a 59-37 victory. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matchups by 22 points or more this season.

Westwood Baptist Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Gage Barker led the charge by going 6 for 13 on his way to 15 points in addition to six rebounds and six blocks. The dominant performance gave Barker a new career-high in blocks. Cody VanDover was another key player, putting up 12 points and seven boards.

Westwood Baptist Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.

Westwood Baptist Academy is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Crystal City, their loss was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 1-13.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Westwood Baptist Academy won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Crosspoint Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Westwood Baptist Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.5 points per game this season. Crystal City has already played their next game (against Bismarck), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.