With a playoff game on the line, the Valley Christian Lions rose to the challenge on Thursday. They snuck past the Vikings with a 71-66 win. The victory was just what Valley Christian needed coming off of a 62-41 loss in their prior contest.
Valley Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Chase Clary led the charge by scoring 17 points along with seven rebounds and five assists. Clary hasn't dropped below two steals for six straight games. Daniel Barakat was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds.
Valley Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-10 record this season. As for Victory Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-15.
Valley Christian is on the road again on Tuesday and plays Foresthill at 7:00 p.m. on February 20th. Victory Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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