The Desert Christian Academy Conquerors's found some homefield redemption this week after a tough overtime loss to the La Jolla Vikings on Wednesday. Desert Christian Academy enjoyed a cozy 37-21 victory over Loma Linda Academy. That's another feather in the cap for Desert Christian Academy, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Desert Christian Academy's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Hannah Shaver, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 17 rebounds. Shaver has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last six times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Shekinah Brattrud, who scored ten points along with six steals.
Desert Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Loma Linda Academy, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-2.
Desert Christian Academy won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Nuview Bridge at 5:00 p.m. on January 18th. Nuview Bridge 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 1149th, while Desert Christian Academy is ranked 538th). As for Loma Linda Academy, Loma Linda Academy and Mesa Grande Academy will face off at 5:00 p.m. on January 18th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday.
