East Valley Athletes for Christ is on a 13-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Ridgeline Academy is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The East Valley Athletes for Christ Eagles will welcome the Ridgeline Academy Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Monday, East Valley Athletes for Christ humbled Heritage Academy with a 62-17 victory. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 27th, while the Heroes are ranked 123rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Ridgeline Academy blew past Maricopa Institute of Technology, posting a 51-21 win.
Ridgeline Academy has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.3 points per game. As for East Valley Athletes for Christ, their victory bumped their record up to 9-1.
East Valley Athletes for Christ was able to grind out a solid win over Ridgeline Academy when the teams last played back in February of 2024, winning 56-47. Will East Valley Athletes for Christ repeat their success, or does Ridgeline Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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