The Phoenix Christian Cougars and the Victory Christian Academy Knights will round out the year against one another at at 11:05 a.m. on Monday. Phoenix Christian has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Phoenix Christian turned things around against Linfield Christian on Saturday. They walked away with a 58-51 win over the Lions. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 141st in Arizona, while the Lions are ranked 459th in California), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Victory Christian Academy had just enough and edged La Costa Canyon out 66-63 on Saturday.
Phoenix Christian better keep an eye on Angel Ochoa. He was instrumental in Victory Christian Academy's win, going 11 of 15 en route to 27 points and five assists. Ochoa's morning made it ten games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Adrian Fernandez, who went 6 of 8 on his way to 13 points.
Phoenix Christian's victory bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Victory Christian Academy, their win bumped their record up to 4-7.
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