The Valley Christian Lions will face off against the Woodland Christian Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Valley Christian sitting on three straight wins and Woodland Christian on 17.
Valley Christian extended their postseason success on Thursday against Fortune Early College. They enjoyed a cozy 82-64 victory over the Panthers. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Valley Christian found their leader in underclassman Janet Donkor, who scored 35 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Donkor has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabby Jackson-Brown, who scored 16 points.
Meanwhile, Woodland Christian can now show off 23 landslide victories after their most recent game on Thursday. They took their game on the road with ease, bagging a 53-9 win over Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 25-5.
Woodland Christian's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Bailee Broward, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 15 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Elena Ganyo, who went 6 for 11 from beyond the arc en route to 22 points and 1 assist.
Valley Christian is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season. As for Woodland Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 25-4.
Everything came up roses for Valley Christian against Woodland Christian in their previous meeting back in February of 2023 as the squad secured a 76-35 win. In that game, Valley Christian amassed a halftime lead of 50-22, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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