Basketball Game Preview: Victory Christian Vikings vs. Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning Fire Wolves

Victory Christian has gone 6-0 against Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Victory Christian Vikings are taking a road trip to square off against the Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning Fire Wolves at 6:30 p.m. Victory Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.4 points per game this season.

Victory Christian is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Futures just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Knights by a score of 48-45. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Vikings have suffered since December 18, 2023.

Despite the defeat, Victory Christian got top-tier performance from Luke Smith, who posted 27 points. Smith's evening made it seven games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Ben Milward, who put up seven points.

Meanwhile, Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 19th straight loss dating back to last season. They were outmatched by Sacramento Waldorf and fell 46-18. While losing is never fun, the Fire Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1444th, while the Waves are ranked 638th).

Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning's defeat dropped their record down to 0-14. As for Victory Christian, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-6.

Everything came up roses for Victory Christian against Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning in their previous meeting on January 3rd, as the team secured a 63-18 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Victory Christian since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.