Preview: Tri-City Christian Academy Warriors vs. Ville de Marie Academy
The Tri-City Christian Academy Warriors will square off against Ville de Marie Academy at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Tri-City Christian Academy comes in on nine and Ville de Marie Academy on 14.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Tri-City Christian Academy had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They claimed a resounding 69-25 win over the Eagles at home. Tri-City Christian Academy has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 matches by 24 points or more this season.
Tri-City Christian Academy found their leader in underclassman Peyton Jacobsen, who almost dropped a double-double on 36 points and nine rebounds. That makes it six consecutive games in which Jacobsen has scored at least a third of Tri-City Christian Academy's points. Another player making a difference was Allison Phillips, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 11 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Ville de Marie Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Arrowhead Christian Academy on Thursday, taking the game 45-35.
Tri-City Christian Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-2 record this season. As for Ville de Marie Academy, their victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-0.
Tri-City Christian Academy took a serious blow against Ville de Marie Academy when the teams last played back in February of 2022, falling 60-16. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Tri-City Christian Academy was down 41-6.
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