Coastal Christian and Valley Christian Academy are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. The Coastal Christian Conquerors will face off against the Valley Christian Academy Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Valley Christian Academy is hoping to do what Maricopa couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Coastal Christian's winning streak, which now stands at seven games. Coastal Christian simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Maricopa 74-2. Given the Conquerors' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 408th, while the Indians are ranked 1243rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Valley Christian Academy). They breezed by Maricopa to the tune of 85-2 back in December of 2024. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lions.
Coastal Christian better focus on containing Elle Mason and Katelyn Mikkelson as the pair were huge in Valley Christian Academy's win. Mason went 10 of 13 on her way to 20 points and eight rebounds, while Mikkelson went 7 of 10 on her way to 15 points in addition to seven assists and seven boards. Mikkelson is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last seven games she's played. Another player making a difference was Samantha Walker, who went 6 of 8 on her way to 13 points.
Valley Christian Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 30 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Valley Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 9-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.0 points per game. As for Coastal Christian, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-0.
Coastal Christian and Valley Christian Academy were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, but Coastal Christian came up empty-handed after a 40-39 defeat. Can Coastal Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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