After both having extra time off, the Victory Christian Conquerors and the Casady Cyclones will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 2:30 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Victory Christian's favor as the team sits on eight straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Casady has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
Last Friday, Victory Christian sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 49-47 victory over Heritage Hall. Given the Conquerors' advantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 40th, while the Chargers are ranked 281st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Casady was beaten by Crossings Christian 100-49 last Friday.
Victory Christian will have to contain James Elder as he made an impact in Casady's last game. He went 8 of 11 en route to 21 points and eight rebounds. The dominant performance gave Elder a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Davis Currie, who posted 11 points.
Casady's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Victory Christian, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
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