The Roanoke Valley Christian EAGLES waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with 19 straight wins but they left with 20. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 83-47 victory over Ridgeview Christian. Roanoke Valley Christian's offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Leading Roanoke Valley Christian to victory were Luke Somers and Logan Gutierrez. Somers scored 15 points along with five rebounds and five steals, while Gutierrez scored 19 points along with five rebounds and four blocks. Somers is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last six games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeremy Chou, who scored 15 points along with five steals.
Despite the loss, Ridgeview Christian still got an impressive performance from Isaac Nice, who scored 31 points along with five rebounds and four steals.
Ridgeview Christian struggled to work together and finished the game with only four assists. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Roanoke Valley Christian racked up 17 assists.
Roanoke Valley Christian pushed their record up to 20-2 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.3 points per game. As for Ridgeview Christian, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-11.
Roanoke Valley Christian will be playing at home against Westover Christian Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Roanoke Valley Christian's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last five games. As for Ridgeview Christian, they will head out on the road to take on United Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Ridgeview Christian focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 25 on Thursday.
