Basketball Game Preview: Wickenburg Christian Academy Lion vs. Tri-City Christian Academy Warriors

Wickenburg Christian Academy is 0-6 against Tri-City Christian Academy since December of 2019 but things could change on Thursday. The Wickenburg Christian Academy Lion will take on the Tri-City Christian Academy Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Wickenburg Christian Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 80-50 victory over American Heritage Academy. The Lion haven't had any issues with American Heritage Academy recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.

Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Tri-City Christian Academy over Arrowhead Christian Academy in every quarter on their way to victory on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Tri-City Christian Academy blew Arrowhead Christian Academy out of the water with a 69-38 final score. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 55th, while the Eagles are ranked 215th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Wickenburg Christian Academy better focus on containing Fulvio Dos Santos and Romeo Salcido as the pair were huge in Tri-City Christian Academy's win. Dos Santos dropped a double-double with 33 points and 14 rebounds, while Salcido dropped a double-double with 17 points and ten steals. The game was Dos Santos' third in a row with at least 31 points. Levi Mestler was another key player, putting up six points and eight boards.

Tri-City Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 29.7 points. As for Wickenburg Christian Academy, they pushed their record up to 22-4 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home.

Wickenburg Christian Academy suffered a grim 70-47 defeat to Tri-City Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Dos Santos, who dropped a double-double with 34 points and 15 rebounds. Now that Wickenburg Christian Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.