After a string of six wins, the Victory Christian Academy Knights's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell to Cathedral Catholic 83-77. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Saturday (71), Victory Christian Academy still had to take the loss.
Jayden Gray and Derek Edmond certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Gray scored 24 points along with seven steals and six assists, while Edmond scored 26 points along with eight rebounds and three blocks. Edmond has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last 11 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Angel Escarcega, who scored 12 points along with four steals.
Patrick O'brien was his usual excellent self, scoring 21 points along with seven assists and five rebounds for Cathedral Catholic. O'brien hasn't dropped below 17 points for six straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Enos, who scored 21 points along with seven rebounds.
Victory Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 16-9. As for Cathedral Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 18-8.
Victory Christian Academy won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Mar Vista at 6:30 p.m. on February 7th. Victory Christian Academy is coming into the game with 14 straight losses at home, meaning Mar Vista will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win. As for Cathedral Catholic, they will head out on the road to square off against Madison at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Madison is coming into the match with five straight losses at home, meaning Cathedral Catholic will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win.
