The North Valley Christian Academy Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Arizona Lutheran Academy Coyotes at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
North Valley Christian Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were the clear victor by an 86-62 margin over Camp Verde on Thursday. The Lions have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matchups by 24 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Arizona Lutheran Academy earned a 62-52 victory over Santa Cruz Valley on Tuesday. Given the Coyotes' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 101st, while the Dust Devils are ranked 213th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
North Valley Christian Academy better keep an eye on Owen Beilke. He was instrumental in Arizona Lutheran Academy's win, almost dropping a double-double on 22 points and nine boards. That makes it three consecutive games in which Beilke has scored at least a third of Arizona Lutheran Academy's points. Another player making a difference was Jay Ohm, who posted ten points and three steals.
Arizona Lutheran Academy is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.8 points per game. As for North Valley Christian Academy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-5.
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