Basketball Game Preview: Victory Christian Academy Knights vs. Portola Bulldogs

The Victory Christian Academy Knights will challenge the Portola Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Victory Christian Academy is coming into the contest hot, having won their last 11 games.

Victory Christian Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They came out on top against Rancho Buena Vista by a score of 52-41.

Valentina Lopez

Steals

03/01/25 vs Rancho Buena Vista	2
02/26/25 vs Mater Dei Catholic	5
02/22/25 vs San Marcos	3
02/18/25 vs Del Norte	4
02/13/25 @ Olympian	5

Victory Christian Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Valentina Lopez led the charge by putting up ten points and five rebounds. Lopez is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in each of the last five games she's played. Another player making a difference was Marisol Gomez, who went 6-for-11 en route to 12 points and six boards.

Victory Christian Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 6.4 offensive rebounds per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matches they've averaged 15.2.

Meanwhile, after soaring to 66 points the game before, Portola was a bit more limited in their game last Saturday. They took a blow against Oak Park, falling 67-23. The contest marked the Bulldogs' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.

With the defeat, Portola broke their six-game winning streak and moved their record to 17-15. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.3 points over those games. As for Victory Christian Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 18-13.