The Poway Titans had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They took down Victory Christian Academy 56-38. That's another feather in the cap for Poway, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Poway's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Katelyn Johnson, who scored 14 points. The match was Johnson's third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Mackenzie Parsons, who scored 14 points.
Victory Christian Academy's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Mai'ana Norita, who scored 15 points. The matchup was Norita's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Sophia Abella, who scored 12 points.
Poway is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Victory Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 6-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Poway will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Del Norte at 5:30 p.m. on January 10th. Del Norte will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak alive. Victory Christian Academy and Eastlake will face off at 6:00 p.m. on January 3rd without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Eastlake will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps California Rankings (they are ranked 557th, while Victory Christian Academy is ranked 186th).
