Victory Christian Academy comes up short despite Bianca Barroso's strong performance

By Team Reports Feb 16, 2024, 8:44am

Recap: Victory Christian Academy Storm vs. Mount Dora Christian Academy Bulldogs

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Victory Christian Academy Storm can now relate to. Their tough 79-54 defeat to the Bulldogs on Wednesday might stick with them for a while. While losing is never fun, Victory Christian Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 346th, while Mount Dora Christian Academy is ranked 136th).

When it comes to explaining why Victory Christian Academy lost, one person who can't be blamed is Bianca Barroso. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 28 points and 14 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Barroso has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kendall Hansen, who scored 11 points.

Mount Dora Christian Academy's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Aranya Alexander, who scored 17 points along with five assists. Natalie Doan was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 11 points and ten assists.

This is the second loss in a row for Victory Christian Academy and nudges their season record down to 15-9. As for Mount Dora Christian Academy, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 18-9.

Victory Christian Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Mount Dora Christian Academy's road trip will continue as they head out to face North Tampa Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on February 19th. Hopefully North Tampa Christian Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 16 on Wednesday.

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