Basketball Preview: Village Christian Crusaders vs. La Canada Spartans
Two dominant guards in Madison Mulligan and Jennifer Musso are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Village Christian Crusaders and the La Canada Spartans are set to duel on Friday. Hopefully Village Christian focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 17 on Tuesday.
Village Christian saw some tournament action on Tuesday. They fell 59-46 to Oakwood.
Despite their defeat, Village Christian saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Maddy Boquiren, who scored ten points, was perhaps the best of all. The team also got some help courtesy of Jolie Ambartsumyan, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and nine rebounds.
Even though they lost, Village Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask La Canada). They claimed a resounding 82-37 victory over Wilson. With that win, the Spartans brought their scoring average up to 53.2 points per game.
Musso was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 16 points and ten assists. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in assists. Madison Hunt was another key player, going 7 for 10 en route to 15 points plus seven rebounds and three steals.
La Canada's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Village Christian, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Village Christian has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 33.8 rebounds per game. However, it's not like La Canada struggles in that department as they've been averaging 29.4. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Village Christian came up short against La Canada when the teams last played back in November, falling 40-36. Can Village Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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