Basketball Recap: Buckingham Charter Sets Scoring Season-High Against Valley Christian

Buckingham Charter fought the good fight in their overtime game against Valley Christian on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Valley Christian Lions by a score of 72-69. One positive for the Knights, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.

Valley Christian's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Josh Becker, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 11 boards. Those 11 rebounds gave Becker a new career-high. Jackson Barna was another key player, dropping a double-double on ten points and ten boards.

Buckingham Charter is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-10. As for Valley Christian, they pushed their record up to 8-11 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.

Buckingham Charter has already played their next contest (against Faith Christian), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Valley Christian will venture away from home to face off against Sacramento Adventist at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Valley Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 63.9 points per game this season.