Western waltzed into their contest on Thursday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They strolled past the Rancho Rams with points to spare, taking the game 52-38. The Warriors pushed the score to 42-19 by the end of the third, a deficit the Rams cut but never quite recovered from.
Kyra Pace
| 01/23/25 vs Rancho | 5 |
| 01/16/25 vs Doral Academy Red Rock | 6 |
| 01/13/25 @ Rancho | 4 |
| 01/09/25 vs Sierra Vista | 3 |
| 01/07/25 @ Southeast Career Tech | 3 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Western to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kyra Pace, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds. Pace is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 13 games she's played. Another player making a difference was Azariah Boxley, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 11 boards.
Western was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rancho only racked up five assists.
Rancho's loss came despite strong showings from Taylor Dagons and Claudia Vargas-Arellano. Dagons almost dropped a double-double on 22 points and nine rebounds, while Vargas-Arellano posted 14 points and seven boards. That was a full 36.8% of Rancho's points, marking the third time in a row she's put up more than a third of the team's points.
Western pushed their record up to 12-6 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.6 points per game. As for Rancho, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-10.
Western wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 40-28 victory against Green Valley on the 24th. As for Rancho, they will head out to challenge Doral Academy Red Rock at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Rancho is facing Doral Academy Red Rock at the right time seeing as Doral Academy Red Rock is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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