The Victory Christian Academy Storm will square off against the Donahue Catholic Shamrocks at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Victory Christian Academy is coming into the game hot, having won their last five games.
Victory Christian Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat City of Life Christian Academy 58-21. The Storm have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 contests by 20 points or more this season.
Bianca Barroso
| 02/08/25 vs City of Life Christian Academy | 11 |
| 01/31/25 vs Lakeland | 8 |
| 01/07/25 @ Ridgeview Global Studies Academy | 7 |
| 01/14/25 vs Davenport | 6 |
| 01/13/25 @ Lake Gibson | 5 |
| + 18 more games |
Bianca Barroso was her usual excellent self, putting up 13 points along with 17 rebounds and 11 steals. Victory Christian Academy is undefeated when Barroso posts five or more steals, but 8-9 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Jade Grier, who went 6 for 12 to rack up 17 points in addition to seven steals and six boards.
Victory Christian Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since back in November of 2024.
Meanwhile, Donahue Catholic lost to Babcock on the road by a 50-31 margin on Thursday.
Victory Christian Academy will have to keep a close watch on Veronica Halisky and Kate Siao, a pair of players who had a big impact on Donahue Catholic's prior game. Halisky dropped a double-double with 14 points and 19 rebounds, while Siao dropped a double-double with ten points and 14 boards. Halisky has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more blocks the last 14 times she's played.
Victory Christian Academy's win bumped their record up to 16-9. As for Donahue Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-7.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Victory Christian Academy has been crashing the boards this season, having averaged 30.7 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Donahue Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 29.6 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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