The St. Monica Mariners and the Victory Christian Academy Knights will round out the year against one another at at 2:45 p.m. on Thursday. St. Monica will be strutting in after a victory while Victory Christian Academy will be coming in after a loss.
Last Thursday, St. Monica didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Palos Verdes, but they still walked away with a 38-32 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mariners.
Meanwhile, Victory Christian Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were three points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 70-67 heartbreaker at the hands of Cherokee Trail.
St. Monica will need focus on slowing down Angel Ochoa, one of several Victory Christian Academy players who made an impact when they last played. He went 9 for 14 on his way to 21 points. The game was Ochoa's seventh in a row with at least ten points. Jayden Gray was another key player, dropping a double-double on 11 points and ten assists.
Victory Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for St. Monica, their victory bumped their record up to 10-4.
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