Victory Christian hasn't had much luck against Foresthill recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Victory Christian Vikings will head out to challenge the Foresthill Wildfires at 7:30 p.m. Victory Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.6 points per game this season.
Last Tuesday, Victory Christian came up short against Sacramento Waldorf and fell 49-42.
Despite the defeat, Victory Christian saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Luke Smith went 11 for 24 on his way to 24 points and eight rebounds. That was a full 57.1% of Victory Christian's points, marking the sixth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Daniel Kapelkin was another key player, putting up five points and seven boards.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Foresthill's strategy against Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Foresthill blew Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning out of the water with a 70-25 final score. The Wildfires have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 20 points or more this season.
Foresthill's victory bumped their record up to 13-11. As for Victory Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 15-7.
Victory Christian barely slipped by Foresthill when the teams last played back in January, winning 60-59. The rematch might be a little tougher for Victory Christian since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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