North Hills Christian is 0-10 against Victory Christian Center since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The North Hills Christian Eagles just played last night, but they'll still head out to face the Victory Christian Center Kings at 7:00 p.m. on January 26th. North Hills Christian has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
North Hills Christian scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They breezed by Lee Christian at home to the tune of 109-69. With North Hills Christian ahead 54-33 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Champion Hayden continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 41 points and 13 rebounds. That makes it eight consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of North Hills Christian's points. Jerrod Drye Jr. was another key contributor, scoring 24 points along with seven rebounds and six assists.
Meanwhile, Victory Christian Center unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 65-56 to Word of God Christian Academy National. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Despite their defeat, Victory Christian Center saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Justyn Whitfield, who scored 17 points, was perhaps the best of all. Another player making a difference was Alius Bowser, who scored 11 points along with five rebounds.
North Hills Christian's victory bumped their record up to 13-11. As for Victory Christian Center, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-7.
North Hills Christian was dealt a bruising 99-59 defeat at the hands of Victory Christian Center when the teams last played last Thursday. The game was all but decided by halftime, at which point North Hills Christian was down 51-29.
