On Friday, the Westminster Catawba Christian Indians came up short against the Airport Eagles and fell 52-45. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 371st, while the Eagles are ranked 110th).
When it comes to explaining why Westminster Catawba Christian lost, don't look at Myana Fore. Despite the final result, she posted 26 points and seven boards. That was a full 57.8% of Westminster Catawba Christian's points, marking the third time in a row she's put up more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Leah Ross, who earned nine points.
Ja'Sia Booth was her usual excellent self, going 5 of 10 on her way to 11 points along with eight assists and eight boards for Airport. The team also got some help courtesy of Angel Mayes, who went 6 of 13 on her way to 14 points.
Westminster Catawba Christian has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season. As for Airport, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 7-4.
Westminster Catawba Christian will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on York Prep at 5:30 p.m. on January 3, 2025. Westminster Catawba Christian is facing York Prep at the right time seeing as York Prep is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Airport, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 53-17 victory against Great Falls on the 21st.
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