After a string of eight wins, the Westwood Baptist Academy Eagles's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell 66-56 to Shining Light Academy. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Despite the loss, Westwood Baptist Academy still got an impressive performance from James Hawley, who scored 22 points along with five rebounds and two blocks. That was a full 39.3% of Westwood Baptist Academy's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Ben Jones, who scored ten points along with five rebounds.
Alik Lewis was his usual excellent self, scoring 30 points along with six rebounds and two steals for Shining Light Academy. Lewis is crushing the point category: he's posted at least 15 every time he's taken the court this season. Jayden Adams was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds.
Westwood Baptist Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 17-3. As for Shining Light Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-2 record this season.
Westwood Baptist Academy is on the road again on Tuesday and plays Rivers of Life Christian at 4:30 p.m. on February 6th. Rivers of Life Christian will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in their respective state's rankings (they are ranked 536th in Illinois, while Westwood Baptist Academy is ranked 177th in Missouri). As for Shining Light Academy, they will head out on the road to take on North Raleigh Christian Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Shining Light Academy's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 13 games.
