After a string of three wins, the North Valley Christian Academy Lions's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They fell just short of Desert Christian by a score of 34-32. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for North Valley Christian Academy in their matchups with Desert Christian: they've now lost three in a row.
North Valley Christian Academy's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Triniti Terracciano, who scored 14 points along with seven steals. Terracciano scored a full 43.8% of North Valley Christian Academy's points, the seventh time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kalina Santor, who scored seven points along with six steals.
Desert Christian found their leader in underclassman Addison Jones, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 rebounds. That's the first time this season that Jones scored 15 or more points. Another player making a difference was Faith Charles, who scored eight points along with six rebounds.
North Valley Christian Academy's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-7. As for Desert Christian, they pushed their record up to 7-4 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. North Valley Christian Academy will be home for the holidays to greet San Pasqual Valley at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in their respective states (San Pasqual Valley is ranked 177th in California, while North Valley Christian Academy is ranked 188th in Arizona). Desert Christian won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against St. Augustine Catholic at 5:30 p.m. on December 19, 2023. Hopefully St. Augustine Catholic focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 11 on Monday.
