Winning is just a little bit easier when you work as a team to rack up seven more assists than your opponent, a fact The Webb Schools Gauls proved on Monday. They walked away with a 45-38 victory over Western Christian. The victory made it back-to-back wins for The Webb Schools.
Xajani Badkar was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 19 points and ten steals. She hasn't dropped below two steals for 20 straight games. Another player making a difference was Pristine Thomas, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds.
Despite the defeat, Western Christian saw an underclassman step up: CeCe Balderrama dropped a double-double on ten points and 12 rebounds. Balderrama hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for five straight games. Madi Bauer was another key contributor, scoring six points along with 11 rebounds and four steals.
The Webb Schools pushed their record up to 13-9 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Western Christian, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost 12 of their last 14 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-20 record this season.
The Webb Schools will look to defend their home court on Friday against the Jaguars at 5:00 p.m. Western Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
