Preston Branson and the Westmont Warriors pieced together a 60-56 win at Biola on Tuesday for a GSAC victory and rivalry win in one package.
Branson’s 21 and CJ Miller’s 13 points accounted for over half over the Warriors’ offensive production.
The win was Westmont’s 12th in 14 games to start the season. It also puts Westmont two games ahead of Biola in the standings with a 4-1 record. Biola is 12-5 overall.
WESTMONT 60, BIOLA 56
WESTMONT — BRANSON, Preston 7-14 6-6 21; MILLER, Christopher 5-11 2-3 13; DAMRON, Cooper 5-6 0-0 10; SACHS, Jordan 1-12 2-3 5; BROOKS, Niko 2-2 1-1 5; BOUCHER, Landon 1-4 2-2 4; FARRAND, Marcus 1-2 0-0 2; RITCHEY, Jason 0-0 0-0 0; GIBBS, Nate 0-2 0-0 0; LIPOLD, Anthony 0-1 0-0 0; HILL, Brendan 0-0 0-0 0; HORNBUCKLE, Matthew 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 22-55 13-15 60.
BIOLA — KALIPINDE, Given 5-16 2-2 13; ADAMS, Chase 4-14 2-3 12; HOPKINS, Davey 4-6 1-2 10; MURILLO, Andre 2-6 6-11 10; ZARAGOZA, Zack 3-10 2-3 8; ANDERSON, Dakota 1-2 0-0 3; BAILEY, Kyle 0-1 0-0 0; PATCHELL, Will 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 19-56 13-21 56.
Westmont…………………. 27 33 – 60
Biola……………………. 26 30 – 563-point goals–Westmont 3-16 (SACHS, Jordan 1-5; MILLER, Christopher 1-4; BRANSON, Preston 1-4; BOUCHER, Landon 0-2; HORNBUCKLE, Matthew 0-1), Biola 5-25 (ADAMS, Chase 2-7; KALIPINDE, Given 1-7; ANDERSON, Dakota 1-2; HOPKINS, Davey 1-2; BAILEY, Kyle 0-1; ZARAGOZA, Zack 0-6)
