After flying high against California School for the Deaf last Tuesday, Valley Christian came back down to earth. The Valley Christian Vikings were beaten by the Redwood Christian Eagles 80-39 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1206th, while the Eagles are ranked 321st).
Nehemiah Mitchell continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Redwood Christian, going 15 for 26 on his way to 36 points along with seven rebounds and five assists. Those 36 points gave Mitchell a new career-high. Another player making a difference was David Rogers, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 15 boards.
Valley Christian has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-13 record this season. As for Redwood Christian, the win (which was their 13th in a row) raised their record to 21-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Valley Christian will face off against California Crosspoint at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Valley Christian is facing California Crosspoint at the right time seeing as California Crosspoint is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Redwood Christian, they will square off against Making Waves Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Redwood Christian's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 13 contests.
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