If Victory Christian was feeling good fresh off their 54-17 takedown of Pine Hills Adventist last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Victory Christian Vikings fell 49-42 to the Sacramento Waldorf Waves on Tuesday. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Vikings this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 56-32 back in January.
Despite the loss, Victory Christian saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Luke Smith went 11 for 24 on his way to 24 points and eight boards. That was a full 57.1% of Victory Christian's points, marking the sixth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Daniel Kapelkin, who scored five points and seven rebounds.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Sacramento Waldorf to victory, but perhaps none more so than Liam Mason Mellberg, who earned 22 points and five boards. Malachi Miranda was another key player, going 6 of 15 en route to 12 points and eight rebounds.
Vikings
| 02/04/25 vs Sacramento Waldorf | 42-49 |
| 02/03/25 @ Pine Hills Adventist | 54-17 |
| 01/31/25 vs Forest Lake Christian | 61-42 |
| 01/28/25 @ Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning | 60-30 |
| 01/24/25 vs Futures | 45-48 |
The defeat snapped Victory Christian's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 15-7 record. As for Sacramento Waldorf, the win was the 17th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 22-2.
Victory Christian is taking a road trip to face off against Foresthill at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Sacramento Waldorf, they will be playing at home against John Adams Academy Rsvl/Lin at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Sacramento Waldorf is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.4 points per game this season.
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