After flying high against Gaston Day last Friday, Westminster Catawba Christian came back down to earth. The Westminster Catawba Christian Indians had to suffer through a 72-26 loss at the hands of the Gaston Christian Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 322nd in South Carolina, while the Eagles are ranked 143rd in North Carolina).
Myana Fore and Leah Ross certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Fore posted nine points, while Ross earned eight points. That was a full 34.6% 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.
Gaston Christian got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Happy Arune out in front who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 20 rebounds. Arune is on a roll when it comes to boards, as she's now pulled down ten or more in the last nine games she's played. Another player making a difference was Gianna Mingo, who shot 5-for-7 from deep and dropped a double-double on 15 points and 13 rebounds.
Westminster Catawba Christian now has a losing record at 10-11. As for Gaston Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
Westminster Catawba Christian will be playing at home against South Charlotte at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Gaston Christian, they will head out on the road to square off against SouthLake Christian Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
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