It was a good run, but the Westlake Charter Explorers unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They took a 55-39 bruising from Stone Ridge Christian. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Westlake Charter of the 42-29 defeat they experienced in the two teams' previous head-to-head fixture back in January of 2023.
Westlake Charter's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Lena Tahod, who scored 16 points, and Anthonia Nwaukoni who scored nine points along with six rebounds. That was a full 41% of Westlake Charter's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Leading Stone Ridge Christian to victory were Cali Cole and Bella Ewing. Cole scored 18 points, while Ewing scored 19 points. That makes it four consecutive games in which Ewing has scored at least a third of Stone Ridge Christian's points. Another player making a difference was Mikyla Beene, who scored nine points.
Westlake Charter's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-5. As for Stone Ridge Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Westlake Charter won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Fortune Early College at 6:00 p.m. on January 11th. Fortune Early College has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Stone Ridge Christian, they will head out on the road to take on Elliot Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Elliot Christian is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games.
