Preview: Victory Baptist Academy Saints vs. Teays Valley Christian Lions
Victory Baptist Academy is 0-10 against Teays Valley Christian since February of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Victory Baptist Academy Saints will face off against the Teays Valley Christian Lions at 3:30 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Victory Baptist Academy entered their tilt with Pipestem Christian Academy with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Victory Baptist Academy took down Pipestem Christian Academy 54-40 on Monday. 54 seems to be a good number for Victory Baptist Academy as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Victory Baptist Academy's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ethan Hunt, who scored 23 points along with six rebounds. Another player making a difference was Landon Cormican, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds.
Meanwhile, even though Grace Christian scored an imposing 77 points on Friday, Teays Valley Christian still came out on top. Teays Valley Christian managed a 82-77 victory over Grace Christian. The win made it back-to-back wins for Teays Valley Christian.
Teays Valley Christian's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Maki Cary, who scored 30 points along with six assists and three steals. Cary is crushing the point category: he's posted at least 15 every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Pendleton, who scored 23 points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Victory Baptist Academy's win bumped their record up to 16-8. As for Teays Valley Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-10 record this season.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as both teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Victory Baptist Academy hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 57 points per game. However, it's not like Teays Valley Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 74.4 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.
Victory Baptist Academy suffered a grim 73-49 defeat to Teays Valley Christian when the teams last played back in December of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cary, who scored 31 points along with six steals. Now that Victory Baptist Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
