The Southview Christian Conquerors pushed their score all the way to 67 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 80-67 to Victory Christian Academy. While losing is never fun, Southview Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 546th, while Victory Christian Academy is ranked 252nd).
When it comes to explaining why Southview Christian lost, one person who can't be blamed is Dakota Farthing. Despite the final result, he scored 45 points. That was a full 67.2% of Southview Christian's points, marking the sixth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Colten Durham was another key contributor, scoring eight points.
Victory Christian Academy found their leader in underclassman Gabriel Thompson, who scored 19 points. Thompson is absolutely dominating the point category: he's posted at least 15 every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Lloyd Hampton, who scored 13 points.
Southview Christian has not been sharp recently, as they've lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-10 record this season. As for Victory Christian Academy, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 7-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Southview Christian will take on Scotland Christian Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Scotland Christian Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past eight contests -- so hopefully Southview Christian likes a good challenge. As for Victory Christian Academy, they will be playing at home against New Manna Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. New Manna Christian is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 69.1 points per game.
