The Cave Spring Knights will challenge the Westover Christian Academy Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
On Thursday, Cave Spring needed a bit of extra time to put away Christiansburg. They walked away with a 74-66 win over the Blue Demons. The victory was some much needed relief for the Knights as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Westover Christian Academy). They breezed by Christian Heritage Academy to the tune of 62-27 on Thursday. The Bulldogs pushed the score to 50-21 by the end of the third, a deficit the Knights had little chance of recovering from.
Cave Spring better keep an eye on Malachi Waller. He was instrumental in Westover Christian Academy's win, dropping a triple-double on 13 points, 12 rebounds, and 11 assists. Those 11 assists gave Waller a new career-high. Landon Hardy was another key player, putting up eight points along with five boards and four steals.
Westover Christian Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Westover Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.6 points per game. As for Cave Spring, the win got them back to even at 6-6.
Everything came up roses for Cave Spring against Westover Christian Academy when the teams last played back in December of 2024, as the squad secured an 87-34 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cave Spring since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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