The Destiny Christian Academy Lions and the Nevada Union Miners will round out the year against one another at at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Saturday, Destiny Christian Academy came up short against Ripon Christian and fell 44-34. The Lions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The losing side was boosted by Aaliyah Wilcox, who posted 15 points and three steals. That was a full 44.1% of Destiny Christian Academy's points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Meanwhile, Nevada Union was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They took a 42-30 hit to the loss column at the hands of El Dorado.
Nevada Union got a good chunk of their points from the dynamic duo of Ava Ban and Elena Enriquez, who each put up seven points. Ban also led the team in assists with three.
Destiny Christian Academy now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Nevada Union, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Destiny Christian Academy has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 36.6 boards per game. However, it's not like Nevada Union struggles in that department as they've been averaging 23.9 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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