The Victory Christian Academy Lions were the 28-18 winner over the Elkhart Christian Academy Eagles when they last played one another back in December of 2022, but their luck changed this time around. Victory Christian Academy fell 43-30 to Elkhart Christian Academy on Tuesday. Victory Christian Academy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Victory Christian Academy's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Hannah Coleman, who scored 5 points along with 10 rebounds, and Amariah Jankowski who scored 12 points. Jankowski scored a full 40% of Victory Christian Academy's points, the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Victory Christian Academy struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only four offensive rebounds. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Elkhart Christian Academy pulled down 21.
Elkhart Christian Academy was led to victory by Ryleigh Viront and Allison Russell. Viront scored 4 points along with 8 rebounds and 4 steals, while Russell scored 13 points along with 5 rebounds and 4 steals. Sydni Haviland was another key contributor, scoring 7 points along with 6 rebounds and 3 steals.
Victory Christian Academy now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Elkhart Christian Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 3-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Victory Christian Academy's road trip will continue as they head out to face Heritage Christian at 5:30 p.m. on December 1st. Hopefully Heritage Christian focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 on Tuesday. As for Elkhart Christian Academy, they will head out on the road to face off against Wawasee at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The timing is sure in Wawasee's favor as the squad sits on four straight wins at home while Elkhart Christian Academy has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
