The West Valley Christian Warriors will square off against the Our Lady of the Sun Academy Angels at 5:15 p.m. on Friday.
West Valley Christian is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 73 points back in December of 2024, they were much more limited against Tri-City Christian Academy back in December of 2024. They had to suffer through a 78-11 loss at the hands of the Warriors. West Valley Christian was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 41-6.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Our Lady of the Sun Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They walked away with a 65-53 win over Jefferson Prep on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Angels considering their 19-point performance the matchup before.
Our Lady of the Sun Academy's win came from a few key players West Valley Christian will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Joseph Gilmor, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten boards. Gilmor is also crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least four every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Joseph Reiss, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds.
Our Lady of the Sun Academy has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.4 points per game. As for West Valley Christian, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 1-6.
West Valley Christian came up short against Our Lady of the Sun Academy in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, falling 52-40. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Our Lady of the Sun Academy's Brady Webster, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 11 boards. Now that West Valley Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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