The United Christian Academy Eagles will take on the La Sierra Academy Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (United Christian Academy has five straight wins, La Sierra Academy has 16 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
United Christian Academy's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Friday, when they got past Sherman Indian's usually-dominant defense. United Christian Academy breezed by Sherman Indian to the tune of 57-25. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 24 points or more this season.
| 01/17/25 @ Sherman Indian | 10 |
| 01/14/25 vs California School for the Deaf-Riverside | 3 |
| 01/13/25 @ La Sierra Academy | 12 |
| 01/11/25 vs Rowland | 9 |
| 01/09/25 vs California Lutheran | 9 |
United Christian Academy's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Natalie Estrada, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten steals, and Gigi Marquez, who posted 15 points and seven steals. Estrada is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last seven games she's played. Another player making a difference was Lily Perez, who scored seven points and six boards.
Meanwhile, La Sierra Academy didn't have quite enough to beat California Lutheran on Tuesday and fell 28-25. While the Knights didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the C-Hawks 13-8 in the first quarter.
La Sierra Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for United Christian Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 16-5.
Everything came up roses for United Christian Academy against La Sierra Academy when the teams last played on Monday, as the squad secured an 82-12 win. In that matchup, United Christian Academy amassed a halftime lead of 41-8, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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