Basketball Preview: New Manna Christian Wind vs. Victory Christian Academy Patriots
The New Manna Christian Wind are taking a road trip to face off against the Victory Christian Academy Patriots at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
New Manna Christian fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Woodland Baptist Christian on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 53-49 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Eagles. The Wind have struggled against the Eagles recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Victory Christian Academy and Cornerstone Christian Academy met for a duel two weeks ago where Victory Christian Academy prevailed. Victory Christian Academy snuck past Cornerstone Christian Academy with a 64-60 win. That's two games straight that the Patriots have won by exactly four points.
Victory Christian Academy relied on the efforts of Jania Floyd, who had 36 points, and Simiya Smith, who had 24 points. The match was Smith's 20th in a row with at least ten points.
The victory made it two in a row for Victory Christian Academy and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for New Manna Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
New Manna Christian barely slipped by Victory Christian Academy when the teams last played back in February, winning 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for New Manna Christian since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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