Westminster and Santa Ana are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2015, but not for long. The Westminster Lions will venture away from home to take on the Santa Ana Saints at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Westminster has now lost nine straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since December 21.
Last Friday, Westminster had to suffer through a 83-47 loss at the hands of Laguna Hills.
Meanwhile, Santa Ana lost to Valencia at home by a 68-52 margin on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Saints can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1007th, while the Tigers are ranked 402nd).
Westminster will have to contain Aaron Rivera as he made an impact in Santa Ana's last game. He posted 23 points. Those 23 points gave Rivera a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Issac Alvarez, who had 12 points.
Santa Ana has been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 12 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-16 record this season. As for Westminster, their loss dropped their record down to 5-17.
Westminster came up short against Santa Ana in their previous meeting last Wednesday, falling 59-52. Can Westminster avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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