Western Sierra Collegiate Academy is 1-9 against Valley Christian since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Western Sierra Collegiate Academy Wolves will be playing in front of their home fans against the Valley Christian Lions at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Western Sierra Collegiate Academy is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Buckingham Charter: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Western Sierra Collegiate Academy blew Buckingham Charter out of the water with a 46-12 final score. With the Wolves ahead 24-4 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
| 01/21/25 @ Buckingham Charter | 6 |
| 12/12/24 vs Mesa Verde | 4 |
| 12/10/24 @ Leroy Greene Academy | 4 |
| 12/13/24 vs Johnson | 3 |
| 01/09/25 vs John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills | 2 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Western Sierra Collegiate Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Caia Salgado, who posted nine points along with six assists and five rebounds. The dominant performance gave Salgado a new career-high in assists. Another player making a difference was Vidhi Rana, who scored eight points in addition to ten boards and four steals.
Western Sierra Collegiate Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, everything went Valley Christian's way against John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills on Thursday as Valley Christian made off with a 61-36 victory. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 408th, while the Patriots are ranked 888th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Western Sierra Collegiate Academy has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 24.0 points per game. As for Valley Christian, their win bumped their record up to 12-4.
Western Sierra Collegiate Academy was dealt a bruising 56-14 loss at the hands of Valley Christian in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Western Sierra Collegiate Academy was down 32-11.
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