The Westlake Charter Explorers will venture away from home to square off against the Delta Saints at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Westlake Charter has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Westlake Charter is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat Elite 77-19. The Explorers have beaten the Eagles the last five times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Eagles has come to flipping the script.
Lena Tahod
| 02/11/25 @ Elite | 12 |
| 02/06/25 vs Leroy Greene Academy | 5 |
| 01/30/25 @ Fortune Early College | 3 |
| 01/24/25 @ John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills | 2 |
| 11/22/24 @ Sacramento Waldorf | 3 |
Westlake Charter can attribute much of their success to Madysen Gibbs, who went 9-for-21 en route to 24 points along with five rebounds and three steals, and Lena Tahod, who went 6-for-14 on her way to 12 points in addition to seven steals and six assists. Tahod continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Chigozie Igwegbe, who posted eight points and nine boards.
They weren't the only ones working in the assist department: Westlake Charter was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Delta had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.3 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Lions 32-30. That's two games straight that the Saints have won by exactly two points.
Delta pushed their record up to 17-7 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.0 points over those games. As for Westlake Charter, their victory bumped their record up to 12-7.
Westlake Charter didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Delta in their previous matchup back in January, but they still walked away with a 31-27 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Westlake Charter since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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