Basketball Game Preview: Victory Christian Cardinals vs. New Manna Christian Wind

Cardinals

Points

02/07/25 vs Victory Christian Academy	77
01/31/25 vs White Creek Christian Academy	55
01/30/25 @ Southview Christian	37
01/28/25 vs Tabernacle Christian	51
01/24/25 @ Rockwell Christian School	39
+ 10 more games

Victory Christian is 0-10 against New Manna Christian since February of 2019 but things could change on Tuesday. The Victory Christian Cardinals will take on the New Manna Christian Wind at 6:00 p.m. Victory Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.7 points per game this season.

Victory Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They enjoyed a cozy 79-61 victory over Victory Christian Academy on Friday. The Cardinals haven't had any issues with the Patriots recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.

Victory Christian's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Olivia Smith, who went 11 for 21 to rack up 23 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Marissa Sloan, who dropped a double-double with 23 points and 18 rebounds.

Victory Christian was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for New Manna Christian, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. Everything went their way against Bethel Christian Academy on Monday as New Manna Christian made off with a 53-27 victory. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Wind just coasted through the last quarter.

Victory Christian's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-7. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.6 points over those games. As for New Manna Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.

Victory Christian came up short against New Manna Christian when the teams last played back in December of 2024, falling 51-39. Can Victory Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.