Valley Christian has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a 49-41 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Coolidge Bears on Tuesday. The Trojans were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Bears earlier this season, when they won 38-35.
Leading Coolidge to victory were Naylissa Charles and Alaysia White. Charles went 8 of 17 on her way to 22 points and three steals, while White dropped a double-double on 16 points and 16 boards. White has been hot for a while, having also posted three or more steals the last 42 times she's played. Alanna White was another key player, putting up six points in addition to ten rebounds and three steals.
Valley Christian's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-8. As for Coolidge, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season.
Valley Christian will venture away from home to challenge Seton Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Coolidge has already played their next contest (against Apache Junction), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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