Basketball Game Preview: Valley Christian Defenders vs. Village Christian Crusaders

Valley Christian hasn't had much luck against Village Christian recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Valley Christian Defenders will be playing at home against the Village Christian Crusaders at 6:00 p.m.

Valley Christian is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They fell 45-38 to Maranatha.

Meanwhile, Village Christian didn't have too much trouble with Maranatha on Thursday as they won 57-39. Given the Crusaders' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 177th, while the Minutemen are ranked 665th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Village Christian has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.5 points per game. As for Valley Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-13.

Valley Christian suffered a grim 72-46 defeat to Village Christian in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Valley Christian was down 32-12.