Basketball Preview: Victory Christian Cardinals vs. Haywood Christian Academy Red Wolves
The Victory Christian Cardinals will take on the Haywood Christian Academy Red Wolves at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Victory Christian will face Haywood Christian Academy after dropping another heartbreaker against White Creek Christian Academy back in November, which marked the second time in a row the team's come within 3.1 of beating them. Victory Christian was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 68-67 to White Creek Christian Academy. Even though they lost, the Cardinals' still made a splash on offense and bumped their average scoring up to 51.6 points per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Despite the defeat, Victory Christian saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Marissa Sloan dropped a double-double on 28 points and 29 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Sloan has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Zoe Vernelson, who posted 16 points in addition to six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Haywood Christian Academy came into Monday's matchup having lost seven straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They took down Challenger 55-37 on Monday. The Red Wolves' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Haywood Christian Academy's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Cherish Carson, who scored 27 points, and Lexi Mendez, who earned 25 points. That makes it four consecutive games in which Carson has scored at least a third of Haywood Christian Academy's points.
Haywood Christian Academy's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Victory Christian, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Victory Christian suffered a grim 45-25 defeat to Haywood Christian Academy when the teams last played back in November of 2019. Can Victory Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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