The Westover Christian Academy Bulldogs and the Timberlake Christian Tornadoes will face off at 5:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. Timberlake Christian took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Westover Christian Academy, who comes in off a win.
On Thursday, Westover Christian Academy didn't have too much trouble with Temple Christian as they won 48-30. The Bulldogs pushed the score to 44-15 by the end of the third, a deficit the Crusaders cut but never quite recovered from.
Emily Evans was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 19 points and ten rebounds. That makes it seven consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Westover Christian Academy's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mollie Lackey, who posted four points along with five boards and four steals.
Westover Christian Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 23 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in six consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Timberlake Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were beaten by Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy 54-20. The Tornadoes were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 26-6.
Westover Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.6 points per game. As for Timberlake Christian, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-5.
Westover Christian Academy strolled past Timberlake Christian when the teams last played on Friday by a score of 48-31. Will Westover Christian Academy repeat their success, or does Timberlake Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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