Western Sierra Collegiate Academy played a tough match on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 83-61 to the Faith Christian Lions. While losing is never fun, the Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 802nd, while the Lions are ranked 188th).
Caia Salgado
| 02/04/25 vs Faith Christian | 18 |
| 01/16/25 @ Faith Christian | 16 |
| 12/14/24 @ Lindhurst | 16 |
| 12/07/24 vs Mesa Verde | 15 |
| 12/06/24 vs Futures | 15 |
Several Wolves players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Caia Salgado, who posted 18 points along with five boards and three steals. The dominant performance gave Salgado a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Vidhi Rana, who went 6 of 14 to rack up 15 points and eight rebounds.
Even though they lost, Western Sierra Collegiate Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Leading Faith Christian to victory were Lauren Harris and Presley Berry. Harris dropped a triple-double on 34 points, 21 boards, and 12 assists, while Berry went 11 for 18 on her way to 34 points in addition to seven rebounds and six assists. That makes it four consecutive games in which Harris has scored at least a third of Faith Christian's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mia Bryan, who earned 11 points and eight boards.
Western Sierra Collegiate Academy has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-9 record this season. As for Faith Christian, the victory (which was their 13th in a row) raised their record to 21-2.
Looking ahead, Western Sierra Collegiate Academy will welcome Del Campo at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Faith Christian, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 66-40 win against Sacramento Adventist on the 6th.
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