Wickenburg Christian Academy won the last time they faced Our Lady of the Sun Academy and things went their way on Thursday too. The Wickenburg Christian Academy Lion secured a 61-56 W over the Our Lady of the Sun Academy Angels. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lion.
Wickenburg Christian Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Justen Smith led the charge by putting up eight points and eight rebounds. That's the most points Smith has posted since back in December of 2024. Another player making a difference was Braden Dickinson, who had ten points in addition to six boards and five assists.
Wickenburg Christian Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Our Lady of the Sun Academy only pulled down eight offensive boards.
Defeat or not, Our Lady of the Sun Academy got some senior leadership from Joseph Gilmor and Joseph Reiss. Gilmor went 9 of 19 on his way to 25 points along with eight rebounds and six assists, while Reiss dropped a double-double with 17 points and 13 boards. That was a full 44.6% of Our Lady of the Sun Academy's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's scored more than a third of the team's points. John Reiss was another key player, earning 11 points and six rebounds.
Lion
| 02/06/25 vs Our Lady of the Sun Academy | 61-56 |
| 02/04/25 vs A+ Charter School | 2-0 |
| 01/29/25 vs Ville de Marie Academy | 48-36 |
| 01/24/25 vs Varsity Opponent | 67-27 |
| 01/17/25 vs Brighton Charter | 72-24 |
Wickenburg Christian Academy pushed their record up to 21-4 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.6 points over those games. As for Our Lady of the Sun Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-9.
Wickenburg Christian Academy and Our Lady of the Sun Academy are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Wickenburg Christian Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against American Heritage Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Wickenburg Christian Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 62.2 points per game this season. As for Our Lady of the Sun Academy, they will head out on the road to challenge Academy with Community Partners at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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