There's no place like home for Westside Christian Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They came out on top against the Lawrence Upper Lions by a score of 41-33 on Saturday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Eagles also won the last time the pair played back in December of 2024.
Westside Christian Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Zach Zhakunets led the charge by shooting 63% from the field to rack up 12 points along with seven boards and five assists. That's the most points Zhakunets has posted since back in December of 2024. Jude Putnam was another key player, going 6-for-8 on his way to 15 points in addition to five rebounds and four steals.
Lawrence Upper lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Evan Rone, who scored 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Dino DiSanto, who had nine points.
The win got Westside Christian Academy back to even at 1-1.
Westside Christian Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 64-17 loss against HEARTS for Jesus Christ on the 22nd. Lawrence Upper has also already played their next contest (against Tournament Team), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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