Valley Christian has won three straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Argonaut has won three straight on the road also dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Valley Christian Lions will host the Argonaut Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Valley Christian came up into this matchup off a tough 31-point defeat two weeks ago. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Rio Linda by a score of 56-53 two weeks ago. The Lions haven't had much luck with the Knights recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
| 12/21/24 vs Rio Linda | 23 |
| 12/14/24 vs Trinity Christian | 17 |
| 12/20/24 vs El Camino | 10 |
| 12/19/24 @ Nevada Union | 3 |
Despite the loss, Valley Christian saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Josh Becker went 8 for 20 on his way to 23 points and six steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Becker has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of James Shevchuck, who posted seven points in addition to eight rebounds and six steals.
Meanwhile, Argonaut was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Thursday as they fell 80-74 to Woodland Christian. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (72), the Mustangs still had to take the loss.
Valley Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Argonaut, their loss dropped their record down to 10-3.
Valley Christian came up short against Argonaut in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, falling 65-61. Will Valley Christian have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
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