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. Westlake Charter lost against Stone Ridge Christian in their previous head to head back in January of 2023, too, but the margin this time around was much wider than the 42-29 score last time.
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. Tahod scored a full 41% of Westlake Charter's points, the seventh time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's 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 have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, 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 face off against Elliot Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Elliot Christian is coming into the game hot, having won their last three games.
