The Western Christian Fighting Lancers's six-game losing streak came to an end on Friday. Everything went their way against Newport Christian as Western Christian made off with a 41-15 victory. For Western Christian, this counts as revenge for the 52-31 loss Newport Christian walked away with the last time they faced one another back in January of 2023.
Western Christian was led to victory by Madi Bauer and CeCe Balderrama. Bauer dropped a double-double on 13 points and 17 rebounds, while Balderrama dropped a double-double on 16 points and 19 rebounds. That makes it six consecutive games in which Balderrama has scored at least 25% of Western Christian's points.
Western Christian's victory bumped their record up to 5-14. As for Newport Christian, their loss was their third straight on the road, which bumped their record down to 0-6.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Western Christian will take on San Gabriel Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Newport Christian, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against The Webb Schools at 5:00 p.m.
