Preview: Westminster Schools of Augusta Wildcats vs. Fox Creek Predators
Westminster Schools of Augusta is 6-1 against Fox Creek since December of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Westminster Schools of Augusta Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the Fox Creek Predators at 6:00 p.m. Hopefully Westminster Schools of Augusta focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 19 on Friday.
Westminster Schools of Augusta put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season. They blew past St. Andrew's 53-31. Given Westminster Schools of Augusta's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 118th, while St. Andrew's is ranked 448th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Westminster Schools of Augusta's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from India Williams, who scored 25 points along with seven steals and six rebounds. That makes it five consecutive games in which Williams has scored at least a third of Westminster Schools of Augusta's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Aimee Spurlock, who scored 16 points along with five steals.
Meanwhile, Fox Creek's six-game losing streak came to an end on Thursday. They took down Pelion 46-28. The victory was just what Fox Creek needed coming off of a 73-6 defeat in their prior contest.
Fox Creek found their leader in underclassman Maya Kryshtalowych, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 18 rebounds. Kryshtalowych has been hot recently, having posted two or more blocks the last seven times she's played. Another player making a difference was Jada Jennings, who scored 14 points along with six rebounds and three steals.
The victory was the third in a row for Westminster Schools of Augusta, bringing their record for this year to 10-2. They've been dominating during the matches in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 20.67 points. As for Fox Creek, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-11.
Thursday's contest is shaping up to be a scrappy game: Westminster Schools of Augusta have been smashing the glass this season, having only averaged 37.5 rebounds per game. It's a different story for Fox Creek, though, as they've been averaging only 32.4 rebounds per game. Given Westminster Schools of Augusta's sizeable advantage in that area, Fox Creek will need to find a way to close that gap.
Everything came up roses for Westminster Schools of Augusta against Fox Creek in their previous matchup back in November of 2022 as the squad secured a 47-19 win. With Westminster Schools of Augusta ahead 28-3 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
