Basketball Game Preview: Tri-City Christian Academy Warriors vs. Wickenburg Christian Academy Lion

By Team Reports Feb 12, 2025, 12:58am

Basketball Preview: Tri-City Christian Academy Warriors vs. Wickenburg Christian Academy Lion

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Previous 6 Games

01/14/25 - Away70-47 W
11/26/24 - Home47-40 W
02/19/22 - Neutral49-33 W
01/28/22 - Home53-36 W
01/21/21 - Away50-36 W
12/13/19 - Neutral67-23 W

Tri-City Christian Academy has gone a perfect 6-0 against Wickenburg Christian Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Tri-City Christian Academy Warriors will take on the Wickenburg Christian Academy Lion at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Tri-City Christian Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They breezed past Arrowhead Christian Academy to the tune of 69-38. The win was nothing new for the Warriors as they're now sitting on eight straight.

Tri-City Christian Academy can attribute much of their success to Fulvio Dos Santos, who dropped a double-double with 33 points and 14 boards, and Romeo Salcido, who dropped a double-double with 17 points and ten steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Dos Santos has scored at least a third of Tri-City Christian Academy's points. Levi Mestler was another key player, putting up six points and eight rebounds.

Meanwhile, Wickenburg Christian Academy waltzed into their match on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat American Heritage Academy 80-50.

Wickenburg Christian Academy's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-4. As for Tri-City Christian Academy, their win bumped their record up to 19-6.

Tri-City Christian Academy took their victory against Wickenburg Christian Academy when the teams last played back in January by a conclusive 70-47. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Wickenburg Christian Academy's Tate Poppe, who dropped a double-double with 24 points and 12 boards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Tri-City Christian Academy still be able to contain Poppe? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.

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