Basketball Game Preview: Pacific Bay Christian Eagles vs. Design Tech Dragons

The Pacific Bay Christian Eagles and the Design Tech Dragons will face off at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday without much rest having both just played. Pacific Bay Christian's defense has only allowed 29.4 points per game this season, so Design Tech's offense will have their work cut out for them.

On Tuesday, Pacific Bay Christian earned a 36-29 win over San Francisco Christian.

Meanwhile, Design Tech played a tough match on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were outmatched by Summit Shasta and fell 70-37. The Dragons were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 47-13.

Pacific Bay Christian will have to keep a close watch on Emerson 'Emi' LaPedis and Vanessa Chow, a pair of players who had a big impact on Design Tech's prior game. LaPedis posted 15 points and six boards, while Chow earned 13 points and seven rebounds.

Even though they lost, Design Tech smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive rebounds in six consecutive games.

Pacific Bay Christian is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-7 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.0 points over those games. As for Design Tech, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-6.

Pacific Bay Christian was dealt a bruising 53-20 loss at the hands of Design Tech in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Design Tech's Jewel Wilson, who scored 26 points. Now that Pacific Bay Christian knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.