Basketball Recap: Victory Christian Academy Continues Road Dominance on Friday

Victory Christian Academy won the last time they faced Victory Baptist Academy and things went their way on Friday too. Everything went the Victory Christian Academy Patriots' way against the Victory Baptist Academy Patriots as the Victory Christian Academy Patriots made off with a 56-35 win. Victory Christian Academy has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matches by 20 points or more this season.

Layton Huddleston had an outrageously good game as he went 8 of 11 on his way to 19 points and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Caiden Shetter, who posted 12 points.

Patriots

Assists

01/19/24 vs St. Paul's Prep	35
01/05/24 vs Cristo Rey Fort Worth	32
01/09/24 vs Heritage Christian Academy	25
01/04/24 @ St. Paul's Prep	24
01/30/24 vs Burton Adventist Academy	22

Victory Christian Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in January of 2024.

When it comes to explaining why Victory Baptist Academy lost, don't look at Isaac Johnson. Despite the final result, he put up six points and 12 rebounds. Johnson has been hot for a while, having posted eight or more boards the last 34 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Hudson Ruhl, who had seven points and eight rebounds.

Victory Christian Academy pushed their record up to 12-5 with the victory, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.8 points per game. As for Victory Baptist Academy, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-2.

Victory Christian Academy will host Mercy Culture Prep at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Mercy Culture Prep will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Victory Christian Academy surely won't give up without a fight. As for Victory Baptist Academy, they are taking a road trip to take on Bethesda Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Victory Baptist Academy is facing Bethesda Christian at the right time seeing as Bethesda Christian is stuck on a five-game losing streak.