Basketball Recap: Ville de Marie Academy Comes Up Short

Ville de Marie Academy has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a 48-36 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wickenburg Christian Academy Lion on Wednesday. Ville de Marie Academy was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Wickenburg Christian Academy apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in February of 2023.

Evan Gustin continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Wickenburg Christian Academy, going 6 of 12 en route to 18 points and five rebounds. Tate Poppe was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on nine points and 11 boards.

Ville de Marie Academy's loss dropped their record down to 12-4. As for Wickenburg Christian Academy, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 19-3.

Ville de Marie Academy has already played their next match, a 67-33 victory against Paradise Valley Christian Prep on the 31st. As for Wickenburg Christian Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 74-50 defeat against Trinity Christian on the 31st.