The Valley Christian Academy Lions basketball squad (Santa Maria, CA), was nudged 41-37 in Friday's league battle with the visiting Coastal Christian Conquerors (Pismo Beach, CA)

With the victory, Coastal Christian advances its record to 8-4 on the year. The Conquerors host San Luis Obispo Classical Academy (San Luis Obispo, CA) to battle the Grizzlies in a Coast Valley challenge on Tuesday, February 3. The Grizzlies come into the challenge with a record of 4-8.

In their next game, the Lions battle the Maricopa Indians (Maricopa, CA) in a Freelance challenge, on Monday, February 2. Valley Christian Academy will attempt to improve on its 8-12 season record. The Indians come into the challenge with a 0-17 record after their 43-7 non-league loss to Alpaugh (Alpaugh, CA).