Basketball Recap: Valley Catholic Picks Up Eighth Consecutive Victory

Valiants

Previous Games

01/07/25 vs Horizon Christian	65-51
01/04/25 @ Warrenton	74-48
01/03/25 vs Madras	58-47
01/02/25 vs Henley	63-36
12/28/24 vs Seton Catholic	52-51
+ 3 more games

Valley Catholic waltzed into their game on Tuesday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They enjoyed a cozy 65-51 win over the Horizon Christian Hawks. The Valiants have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Hawks, too.

Valley Catholic pushed their record up to 8-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.0 points per game. As for Horizon Christian, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-8 record this season.

Valley Catholic and Horizon Christian could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Oregon Rankings. Valley Catholic (ranked 53rd) will meet Westside Christian (ranked fourth) at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Similarly, Horizon Christian will take on Portland Adventist Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday down 108 places (147 vs. 39).