Bartow fought the good fight in their overtime game against Victory Christian Academy on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 49-48 to the Storm. The Yellow Jackets lost against the Storm in their previous head to head back in December of 2024, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 57-17 score last time.
Several Yellow Jackets players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Queen Burch, who almost dropped a double-double with 16 points and nine rebounds. Denyia Davis was another key player, putting up nine points and seven boards.
Meralis 'Lalah' Garcia had another great game (as she tends to do), shooting 48% from the field en route to 23 points along with seven rebounds and six steals for Victory Christian Academy. Garcia has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Kendall Hansen, who posted 13 points and three steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Bartow and nudges their season record down to 2-5. As for Victory Christian Academy, they pushed their record up to 4-4 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Coming up, Bartow won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Kathleen at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Victory Christian Academy, they will be home for the holidays to greet Ridgeview Global Studies Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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