The Valley Christian Trojans will head out to take on the Ganado Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Valley Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They walked away with a 68-56 victory over Gilbert Christian.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Ganado, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They came out on top against Winslow by a score of 68-61 on Monday. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 40th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 137th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Valley Christian better keep an eye on Faith James. She was instrumental in Ganado's win, going 10-for-25 on her way to 29 points along with eight assists and five rebounds. Those eight assists gave James a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jasah McIntosh, who posted 15 points in addition to six assists and five steals.
Ganado was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Winslow only posted two assists.
Valley Christian is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.2 points over those games. As for Ganado, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-10.
Valley Christian couldn't quite finish off Ganado in their previous meeting back in December of 2017 and fell 40-37. Can Valley Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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