The Newport Christian Seahawks will head out on the road to take on The Webb Schools Gauls at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Newport Christian comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Last Thursday, Newport Christian lost to Avalon at home by a decisive 49-32 margin.
Meanwhile, after a string of seven wins, The Webb Schools' good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They took a 42-32 hit to the loss column at the hands of Avalon.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the most dominant came from Xajani Badkar, who scored ten points along with eight rebounds and two steals. She has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last 18 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Nicole Rabadi, who scored six points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Newport Christian dropped their record down to 0-9 with that loss, which was their sixth straight at home. As for The Webb Schools, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-9.
Newport Christian came up short against The Webb Schools when the teams last played on January 9th, falling 45-34. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Badkar, who almost dropped a triple-double on 16 points, nine rebounds, and 14 steals. Now that Newport Christian knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
