Preview: Valor Christian Eagles vs. Chaparral Wolverines
The Valor Christian Eagles will face off against the Chaparral Wolverines at 1:15 p.m. on Thursday. Valor Christian is coming into the match hot, having won their last 14 games.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Valor Christian walked away with it. They blew past the Spartans 71-47. Valor Christian has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Cole Scherer continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 23 points along with eight rebounds and six assists. He is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 23 or more in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Eli Kim, who scored 17 points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, Chaparral faced Legacy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Chaparral was the clear victor by a 77-51 margin over Legacy. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point Chaparral had established a 23 point advantage.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Chaparral to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jackson Jenkins, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 13 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Christian Williams, who scored 16 points along with five assists and two steals.
Valor Christian's win was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 23-2. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 76.6 points per game. As for Chaparral, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as Valor Christian and Chaparral are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Valor Christian hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 67.2 points per game. However, it's not like Chaparral struggles in that department as they've been averaging 65.1 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Valor Christian strolled past Chaparral in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 by a score of 64-47. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Chaparral's Gavin Carter, who scored 17 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Valor Christian still be able to contain Carter? There's only one way to find out.
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