Basketball Recap: St. Augustine Picks Up Third Straight Win at Home

By Team Reports Jan 12, 2025, 12:45pm

Basketball Recap: St. Augustine Saints vs. Victory Christian Academy Knights

St. Augustine fell on hard times earlier this season, but after back-to-back victories it seems like their luck might finally be changing. They walked away with a 67-54 win over the Victory Christian Academy Knights on Friday. That's more bragging rights for the Saints, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

When it comes to explaining why Victory Christian Academy lost, don't look at Adrian Fernandez. Despite the final result, he went 6 of 10 en route to 14 points and three steals. Another player making a difference was Jayden Gray, who posted nine points.

Saints

Previous 3 Games (Home)

01/10/25 vs Victory Christian Academy67-54
01/07/25 vs Santa Fe Christian77-69
12/26/24 vs Louisville52-46

St. Augustine pushed their record up to 5-12 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.3 points per game. As for Victory Christian Academy, with the loss, they broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 8-8.

St. Augustine will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against University City at 5:45 p.m. University City is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.5 points per game this season. As for Victory Christian Academy, they will square off against Eastlake at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.

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