Preview: Victory Christian Academy Knights vs. University City Centurions
The Victory Christian Academy Knights will be playing at home against the University City Centurions at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Victory Christian Academy's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 20 matches.
Victory Christian Academy extended their postseason success on Saturday against Christian. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 84-50 victory over the Patriots. Victory Christian Academy has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matches by 25 points or more this season.
Victory Christian Academy got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Angel Escarcega out in front who scored 22 points along with four steals. Escarcega continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Jayden Gray was another key contributor, scoring 24 points.
Meanwhile, University City entered their tilt with Eastlake with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. University City managed a 57-51 win over Eastlake on Saturday. Given University City's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 139th, while Eastlake is ranked 307th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Victory Christian Academy's victory was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 20-9. They've been dominating during the contests in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 31.3 points. As for University City, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-8 record this season.
Victory Christian Academy beat University City 60-53 in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was University City's Dylan Griffin, who dropped a double-double on 27 points and 16 rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Victory Christian Academy still be able to contain Griffin? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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