Basketball Recap: Make It Four in a Row for Westwood Baptist Academy

It may have taken double overtime to finish the job, but Westwood Baptist Academy ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Heritage Classical Christian Academy Hawks by a score of 70-61. The win was familiar territory for the Eagles who have now won four games in a row.

Robbie Dodd

Steals (Career)

01/21/25 vs Heritage Classical Christian Academy	8
11/12/24 vs Christian Academy of Greater St. Louis	5
01/17/25 @ Liberty Christian Academy	4
12/06/24 vs Chaffee	4
11/19/24 vs Victory Christian Academy	4

Westwood Baptist Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Robbie Dodd led the charge by going 6 of 12 on his way to 17 points along with eight assists and eight steals. The dominant performance gave Dodd a new career-high in steals. Gage Barker was another key player, going 8 for 19 en route to 22 points and eight boards.

Heritage Classical Christian Academy lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Trip Taylor, who went 6 of 11 from beyond the arc on his way to 29 points in addition to five rebounds and five steals. That was a full 47.5% of Heritage Classical Christian Academy's points, marking the sixth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Luke Heskett, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten boards.

Westwood Baptist Academy is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.1 points per game. As for Heritage Classical Christian Academy, their loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 7-1 and their overall record down to 12-2.

Westwood Baptist Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 50-38 victory against Zalma on the 21st. As for Heritage Classical Christian Academy, they will square off against Victory Christian Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.