The Victory Christian Academy Storm will venture away from home to square off against the Sebring Blue Streaks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Victory Christian Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.9 points per game this season.
Last Tuesday, Victory Christian Academy got the win against Davenport by a conclusive 59-39. The Storm pushed the score to 51-24 by the end of the third, a deficit the Broncos cut but never quite recovered from.
Victory Christian Academy's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Jade Grier, who posted ten points in addition to five boards and five steals, and Bianca Barroso, who earned eight points and six steals. Another player making a difference was Alana Thomas, who put up nine points.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Sebring on Thursday. They enjoyed a cozy 40-24 win over Hardee.
Sebring found their leader in sophomore Molly Jane Zwayer, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 11 rebounds. Zwayer is also on a roll when it comes to blocks, as she's now posted two or more in the last 16 games she's played dating back to last season. Liberty Phillips was another key player, putting up six points and seven boards.
Victory Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 26.7 points. As for Sebring, their victory bumped their record up to 8-4.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Victory Christian Academy has been crashing the rebounds this season, having averaged 31.9 boards per game. However, it's not like Sebring struggles in that department as they've been averaging 34 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Victory Christian Academy and Sebring were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in December of 2021, but Victory Christian Academy came up empty-handed after a 46-45 defeat. Can Victory Christian Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
