01/24/25 @ Victory Christian | 4 |
01/18/25 vs Trinity Christian | 4 |
01/17/25 @ Sacramento Waldorf | 3 |
01/14/25 @ Forest Lake Christian | 2 |
01/11/25 vs Western Sierra Collegiate Academy | 4 |
If Victory Christian wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Futures, they should've done a better job of containing Anthoni Moore. The Futures Knights sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 48-45 victory over the Victory Christian Vikings on Friday thanks in part to Moore, who almost dropped a double-double on 27 points and nine rebounds. He has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last eight times he's played.
Despite the defeat, Victory Christian saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Luke Smith posted 27 points. Another player making a difference was Daniel Kapelkin, who had seven points.
Futures is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.1 points per game. As for Victory Christian, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-6.
The future could be bright for both Futures and Victory Christian: their next opponents haven't had the best luck recently. Futures will look to extend Encina's three-game losing streak when the meet at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Victory Christian will try to hand Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning their 14th-straight defeat when the two meet at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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