Basketball Game Preview: Pacific vs. Umpqua Valley Christian Monarchs

Pacific are taking a road trip to face off against the Umpqua Valley Christian Monarchs at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pacific will be strutting in after a victory while Umpqua Valley Christian will be coming in after a loss.

If Pacific beats Umpqua Valley Christian with 41 points on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Pacific secured a 41-36 W over Camas Valley on Saturday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Pacific.

Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Umpqua Valley Christian's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They lost to Country Christian on the road by a 44-30 margin.

Pacific is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-9 record this season. As for Umpqua Valley Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-6.

Pacific took a serious blow against Umpqua Valley Christian when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 63-17. Can Pacific avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.