Westside Christian Academy had to kick off their season on the road on Saturday, but they showed no ill effects. They had just enough and edged the HEARTS for Jesus Christ Guardians out 46-44. This was payback for the Eagles, who suffered a 43-42 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Westside Christian Academy had a senior duo take command as Trent Douglass posted 11 points in addition to five rebounds and Xander Biederman went 6 for 14 en route to 16 points. Zach Zhakunets was another key player, earning four points plus eight rebounds and two steals.
HEARTS for Jesus Christ lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Josh Aten, who went 7 for 9 en route to 20 points. The dominant performance also gave Aten a new career-high in field goal percentage (78%). Another player making a difference was Josh Elsesser, who scored 12 points along with two steals.
Westside Christian Academy has already played their next match, a 43-25 loss against High Street Christian Academy on the 23rd. As for HEARTS for Jesus Christ, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 41-31 defeat against Westside Christian Academy on the 23rd.
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