Basketball Recap: Victory Christian Center Kings vs. Westminster Catawba Christian Indians
Victory Christian Center won the last time they faced Westminster Catawba Christian and Justyn Whitfield did his part to make sure it happened again. The Victory Christian Center Kings blew past the Westminster Catawba Christian Indians 89-67 on Saturday thanks in part to Whitfield, who went 10 for 16 en route to 30 points plus six assists and six steals. That makes it five consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Victory Christian Center's points.
The team also got some help courtesy of Abubakar Cham, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 12 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in assists (seven).
Victory Christian Center was working as a unit and finished the game with 27 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Several Indians players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Ryder Henderson, who went 6 for 8 from beyond the arc en route to 18 points. Another player making a difference was Kaleb Santos, who went 5 for 10 en route to 14 points plus seven rebounds.
Victory Christian Center's win bumped their record up to 3-5. As for Westminster Catawba Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 3-5.
Victory Christian Center didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, an 89-50 victory against Lincoln Charter on the 2nd. Westminster Catawba Christian has also already played their next match, an 83-47 defeat against Concord Academy on the 3rd.
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