Westminster Catawba Christian hasn't had much luck against Gaston Christian recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Westminster Catawba Christian Indians are taking a road trip to take on the Gaston Christian Eagles at 5:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Westminster Catawba Christian will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating Gaston Day, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Westminster Catawba Christian really took it to Gaston Day for the full four quarters, racking up a 57-21 victory. With the Indians ahead 33-9 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Gaston Christian). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Socrates Academy 75-5. Winning may never get old, but the Eagles sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Westminster Catawba Christian better focus on containing Happy Arune and Emily Haux as the pair were huge in Gaston Christian's win. Arune dropped a double-double on 26 points and 17 rebounds, while Haux went 9 for 11 en route to 21 points in addition to six steals and five assists. Haux is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 12 games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Claudia Sanchez, who posted ten points and four steals.
Gaston Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 17 consecutive games.
Gaston Christian has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 37.4 points. As for Westminster Catawba Christian, the win got them back to even at 10-10.
Westminster Catawba Christian might still be hurting after the 63-43 loss they got from Gaston Christian when the teams last played back in January. Can Westminster Catawba Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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