The Grove City Christian Eagles had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.5 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They came out on top against Westland by a score of 43-31. For Grove City Christian, this counts as revenge for the 40-33 loss Westland walked away with the last time they faced one another back in January of 2022.
Grove City Christian found their leader in underclassman Rylee Thompson, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 11 rebounds. That makes it two consecutive games in which Thompson has scored at least 25% of Grove City Christian's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Vanzuiden, who scored 6 points along with 5 rebounds and 5 steals.
Grove City Christian's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Westland, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Grove City Christian will head out on the road to face off against Wellington School at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Westland, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Grove City at 7:00 p.m.
