Basketball Game Preview: United Christian Academy Eagles vs. California Lutheran C-Hawks

United Christian Academy and California Lutheran are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The United Christian Academy Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the California Lutheran C-Hawks at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. United Christian Academy is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.

It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 78-40, which was the final score in United Christian Academy's tilt against La Sierra Academy on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for California Lutheran on Monday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew California School for the Deaf-Riverside out of the water with a 71-35 final score. The C-Hawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 23 points or more this season.

United Christian Academy better focus on containing Tyler Treder and Ethan Ash as the pair were huge in California Lutheran's win. Treder dropped a double-double on 35 points and 14 boards, while Ash dropped a double-double on 23 points and 17 rebounds. The matchup was Ash's 23rd in a row with at least ten points. Leo Kinner was another key player, putting up five points and seven assists.

United Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 1-12. As for California Lutheran, their win bumped their record up to 12-8.

United Christian Academy was taken down by California Lutheran 73-22 when the teams last played on January 9th. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point United Christian Academy was down 33-10.