The First Presbyterian Day Vikings will be home for the holidays to greet the Citizens Christian Academy Patriots at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in First Presbyterian Day's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last three contests.
Last Saturday, First Presbyterian Day took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 73-45 victory over Covenant Academy. That 73-45 margin sets a new team best for First Presbyterian Day this season.
First Presbyterian Day's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Wills Handberry, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 rebounds. The game was Handberry's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Reynolds Handberry, who scored 19 points along with four steals.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 58-29, which was the final score in Citizens Christian Academy's tilt against Deerfield-Windsor on Friday. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Citizens Christian Academy has scored all season.
First Presbyterian Day's win ended a 12-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-2. As for Citizens Christian Academy, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-5.