The Westwood Baptist Academy Eagles had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.3 points), and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They came out on top against Faith Baptist by a score of 43-31.
Westwood Baptist Academy got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Katie Gross out in front who almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine rebounds. That makes it nine 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 14 points along with five assists.
Westwood Baptist Academy's win bumped their record up to 9-1. As for Faith Baptist, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Westwood Baptist Academy won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Gospel Light Christian at 9:00 a.m. on February 2nd. Hopefully Gospel Light Christian focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 23 on Thursday. Faith Baptist's road trip will continue as they head out to face Harvest Temple Christian Academy at 7:30 p.m. on February 1st. Faith Baptist is facing Harvest Temple Christian Academy at the right time seeing as Harvest Temple Christian Academy is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
