The Destiny Christian Academy Lions will head out to square off against the Rio Linda Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Destiny Christian Academy played against Sutter and lost via forfeit.
Destiny Christian Academy will be up against a hot Rio Linda team: the squad just extended their winning streak to 14. Rio Linda blew past Woodland, posting a 58-23 win. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 263rd, while the Wolves are ranked 1175th), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Rio Linda's win came from a few key players Destiny Christian Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Mariah Walton, who went 7 of 12 to rack up 15 points and four steals. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in blocks (two). Another player making a difference was LaRay Mitchell, who went 5 for 11 en route to 14 points.
Rio Linda pushed their record up to 24-3 with the victory, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.1 points over those games. As for Destiny Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 13-13.
Destiny Christian Academy was dealt a bruising 71-32 defeat at the hands of Rio Linda in their previous meeting back in January. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Destiny Christian Academy was down 37-13.
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