After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Bloomfield, the Westwood Baptist Academy Eagles were happy to have found some success on Friday. They took down Liberty Christian Academy 45-28. Westwood Baptist Academy pushed the score to 41-18 by the end of the third, a deficit Liberty Christian Academy cut but never quite recovered from.
Westwood Baptist Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Katie Gross, who scored 18 points along with five rebounds. That makes it five consecutive games in which Gross has scored at least a third of Westwood Baptist Academy's points. Another player making a difference was Sydney Hawley, who scored 13 points along with seven assists.
Liberty Christian Academy lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Lauren Moss, who scored 16 points along with four steals. That was a full 57.1% of Liberty Christian Academy's points, marking the ninth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Jubilee Nowlan was another key contributor, scoring four points.
Liberty Christian Academy struggled to work together and finished the game with only four assists. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Westwood Baptist Academy racked up 18 assists.
Westwood Baptist Academy's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Liberty Christian Academy, they have traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost nine of their last 11 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-10 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Westwood Baptist Academy won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Heritage Classical Christian Academy at 12:00 p.m. on January 27th. Heritage Classical Christian Academy has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. Liberty Christian Academy will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against North County Christian at 5:30 p.m. on January 30th.
