Basketball Recap: Victory Christian Center Takes a Loss

If Victory Christian Center was riding high fresh off their 73-24 takedown of North Hills Christian last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Victory Christian Center Kings took a hard 50-35 fall against the Winston Salem Christian Lions on Thursday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Kings of the 60-53 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in January of 2024.

Sofia Ponce

Rebounds

02/06/25 @ Winston Salem Christian	11
01/27/25 @ 1 of 1 Academy	10
01/25/25 vs Butler	13
01/17/25 vs Queen's Grant	10
01/07/25 @ Word of God Christian Academy	10
+ 3 more games

When it comes to explaining why Victory Christian Center lost, don't look at Sofia Ponce. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Ponce has been hot, having posted ten or more boards the last eight times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Fernanda Ramos, who posted eight points.

Among those leading the charge was Aleksandra Kubiak, who went 9 for 15 on her way to 19 points. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in shooting accuracy (60%). Tiani Davis was another key player, putting up four points and nine rebounds.

Victory Christian Center's loss dropped their record down to 11-9. As for Winston Salem Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season.

Victory Christian Center didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 42-30 defeat against Forsyth Country Day on the 7th. As for Winston Salem Christian, they have also already played their next contest, a 55-47 loss against NC GBB Academy National on the 7th.