Basketball Game Preview: Mater Dei Catholic Crusaders vs. Victory Christian Academy Knights

The Mater Dei Catholic Crusaders will head out to challenge the Victory Christian Academy Knights at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Mater Dei Catholic is coming into the game on a six-game losing streak.

Last Saturday, Mater Dei Catholic had to suffer through a 81-47 loss at the hands of Rancho Christian. While losing is never fun, the Crusaders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 349th, while the Eagles are ranked 145th).

Meanwhile, Victory Christian Academy came up short against Pacifica Christian on Monday and fell 57-50.

Mater Dei Catholic will have to contain Angel Ochoa as he made an impact in Victory Christian Academy's last game. He went 7 of 14 en route to 20 points. Another player making a difference was Troy Tominna, who posted ten points.

Mater Dei Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 7-12. As for Victory Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 9-9.

Mater Dei Catholic was dealt a bruising 72-44 defeat at the hands of Victory Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. Can Mater Dei Catholic avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.