United Christian Academy is on a ten-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while California School for the Deaf-Riverside is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. Having just played yesterday, the United Christian Academy Eagles will get right back to it and host the California School for the Deaf-Riverside Cubs at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
United Christian Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by La Sierra Academy to the tune of 82-12 on Monday. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 41-8.
United Christian Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jordin Edwards led the charge by dropping a double-double on 24 points and ten steals. Natalie Estrada was another key player, dropping a double-double on 13 points and 12 steals.
United Christian Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 26 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive boards in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely California School for the Deaf-Riverside's strategy against Entrepreneur on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that California School for the Deaf-Riverside blew Entrepreneur out of the water with a 70-9 final score. Given the Cubs' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 454th, while the Panthers are ranked 1176th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
United Christian Academy's win bumped their record up to 14-5. As for California School for the Deaf-Riverside, their victory bumped their record up to 17-1.
Everything came up roses for United Christian Academy against California School for the Deaf-Riverside when the teams last played back in February of 2024, as the squad secured a 58-27 win. Will United Christian Academy repeat their success, or does California School for the Deaf-Riverside have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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