For the first time this season, Westlake Christian Academy will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup. They will venture away from home to face off against the South Beloit Sobos at 6:45 p.m. on Monday. Westlake Christian Academy has given up an average of 54.8 points per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Westlake Christian Academy is headed into the matchup having just suffered their biggest loss since February 1st on Tuesday. They took a blow against Grayslake North, falling 66-28. The Eagles have struggled against the Knights recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Westlake Christian Academy's defeat came about despite a quality game from James Leach, who shot 45% from the field to rack up 13 points in addition to eight boards and three steals.
Meanwhile, South Beloit didn't have too much trouble with Harvard on Friday as they won 57-43. The Sobos pushed the score to 48-25 by the end of the third, a deficit the Hornets cut but never quite recovered from.
The win made it two in a row for South Beloit and bumps their season record up to 2-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.0 points over those games. As for Westlake Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Westlake Christian Academy was dealt a bruising 64-22 defeat at the hands of South Beloit when the teams last played back in January. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Eagles were down 38-11.
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