The Western Christian Fighting Lancers just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the Claremont Wolfpack at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Western Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Pomona 67-23 on Tuesday. With the Fighting Lancers ahead 46-7 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Meanwhile, Claremont had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. They blew past the Chiefs 61-41. While the Wolfpack didn't have the best season last year (they finished 5-23), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Claremont's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jaden Wang led the charge by posting 12 points plus five rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Wang a new career-high in offensive rebounds (four). Tyler Zitar was another key player, earning nine points in addition to two steals.
Claremont smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Claremont's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.0 points per game. As for Western Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 4-6.
Everything came up roses for Western Christian against Claremont when the teams last played back in December of 2022, as the squad secured a 67-35 win. Does Western Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Claremont turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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