The Village Christian Crusaders will face off against the Granada Hills Charter Highlanders at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Village Christian focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 24 on Wednesday.
Village Christian fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Canyon but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Cowboys by a score of 59-56.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Sandrina Panaligan, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds. Madison Mulligan was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 16 points and nine steals.
Even though they lost, Village Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Canyon only pulled down four.
Meanwhile, Granada Hills Charter beat Milken 53-40 on Monday. That's two games straight that the Highlanders have won by exactly 13 points.
The win made it two in a row for Granada Hills Charter and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Village Christian, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 0-2.
Village Christian might still be hurting after the 57-36 loss they got from Granada Hills Charter when the teams last played back in January of 2020. Can Village Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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