Western Christian is 0-3 against Avalon since December of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Western Christian Fighting Lancers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Avalon Lancers at 1:30 p.m. Both teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Western Christian and four for Avalon.
Western Christian struggled with assists on Tuesday (The Webb Schools had nine more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Western Christian fell 40-27 to The Webb Schools. Western Christian has struggled against The Webb Schools recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the defeat, Western Christian saw an underclassman step up: Hannah Yamamoto scored ten points along with two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Yamamoto has scored all season.
Meanwhile, Avalon lost to San Gabriel Academy at home by a decisive 45-30 margin on Monday.
Western Christian has traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost nine of their last ten matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-17 record this season. As for Avalon, their loss was their third straight at home, which bumped their record down to 4-9.
Western Christian couldn't quite finish off Avalon in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 and fell 41-39. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Avalon's Xemina Moreno, who scored 14 points along with seven steals. Now that Western Christian knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
