The Western Christian Fighting Lancers will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against The Webb Schools Gauls at 6:00 p.m. Hopefully Western Christian focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 33 on Friday.
Western Christian suffered their closest defeat since December 15, 2023 on Friday. They fell just short of Woodcrest Christian by a score of 37-34. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Western Christian in their matchups with Woodcrest Christian: they've now lost eight in a row.
Despite the loss, Western Christian got a solid performance out of Izzy Balderrama, who scored two points along with seven rebounds and four steals. Hannah Yamamoto was another key contributor, scoring eight points.
Meanwhile, The Webb Schools waltzed into their game on Saturday with two straight wins but they left with three. They were the clear victor by a 44-22 margin over Avalon. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win The Webb Schools has posted since December 1, 2023.
The Webb Schools' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Xajani Badkar, who almost dropped a triple-double on nine points, 13 rebounds, and ten steals. Badkar hasn't dropped below two steals for 13 straight games. Another player making a difference was Geniya Parker, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 14 rebounds.
Western Christian's loss was their eighth straight on the road, which bumped their record down to 5-16. As for The Webb Schools, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-8 record this season.
Tuesday's match is shaping up to be a scrappy matchup: Western Christian have been smashing the glass this season, having only averaged 34.8 rebounds per game. However, it's not like The Webb Schools struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 45.4 rebounds per game. Given Western Christian's sizeable advantage in that area, The Webb Schools will need to find a way to close that gap.
Western Christian couldn't quite finish off The Webb Schools in their previous matchup back in January of 2023 and fell 38-35. Will Western Christian have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other basketball content.
