The Victory Christian Vikings and the Mesa Verde Mavericks will compete for holiday cheer at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Victory Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 62 points per game this season.
Victory Christian is headed into the matchup having just posted their closest victory since December 15, 2023 on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Leroy Greene Academy, sneaking past 54-51.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Victory Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Daniel Kapelkin, who posted 22 points. Another player making a difference was Luke Smith, who earned 16 points.
Meanwhile, Mesa Verde was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were dealt a 74-41 defeat at the hands of Calaveras. While losing is never fun, the Mavericks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1008th, while the Red Hawks are ranked 362nd).
Mesa Verde's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Victory Christian, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
Victory Christian didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Mesa Verde in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, but they still walked away with a 43-39 victory. Will Victory Christian repeat their success, or does Mesa Verde have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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