Basketball Recap: Make It Eight in a Row for Valley Christian Academy

Lions

Margin (Wins)

12/20/24 @ Maricopa	83
01/17/25 vs Cuyama Valley	70
12/05/24 @ Laguna Blanca	61
12/17/24 vs Shandon	59
12/10/24 @ Cuyama Valley	58

Valley Christian Academy had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 44.3 points) and they went ahead and made it eight on Monday. They breezed by the Maricopa Indians to the tune of 52-11. The Lions have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 games by 24 points or more this season.

Valley Christian Academy pushed their record up to 15-7 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 18.7 points per game. As for Maricopa, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-11.

Valley Christian Academy and Maricopa could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps California Rankings. Valley Christian Academy will challenge Bible Baptist Christian at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday down 446 places (739 vs. 293). Meanwhile, Maricopa (ranked 1379th) will meet Coastal Christian (ranked 608th) at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.