The Victory Christian Center Kings will square off against the Crossroads Christian Colts at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Victory Christian Center knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matchups -- so hopefully Crossroads Christian likes a good challenge.
Victory Christian Center is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They breezed past Cape Fear Christian Academy to the tune of 83-40. The Kings have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 15 games by 20 points or more this season.
Carlos Marshall
| 02/18/25 vs Cape Fear Christian Academy | 83% |
| 12/28/24 vs Hickory Ridge | 80% |
| 12/27/24 vs East Mecklenburg | 80% |
| 01/04/25 vs Elevation Prep Academy | 75% |
| 12/30/24 vs Queen's Grant | 75% |
Carlos Marshall was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double with 18 points and 15 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in shooting accuracy (83%). Panos Kalkavouras was another key player, going 7-for-12 to rack up 19 points.
Victory Christian Center was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. They racked up seven more assists than Cape Fear Christian Academy's also-impressive total of 12.
Meanwhile, Crossroads Christian entered their tilt with New Garden Friends on Tuesday with three consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with four. They walked away with a 58-45 win over the Bears.
Victory Christian Center better focus on containing Josh Smith and Kobe Edgerton as the pair were huge in Crossroads Christian's win. Smith went 7-for-10 on his way to 17 points and six boards, while Edgerton went 6-for-10 en route to 18 points. Edgerton is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 50% in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Sean Smith, who posted seven points and five rebounds.
Victory Christian Center pushed their record up to 21-10 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to offensive boards: they averaged an imposing 12.56 offensive rebounds in those games compared to only 7.73 in the others. As for Crossroads Christian, their win bumped their record up to 19-10.
Keep an eye on the arc in Saturday's contest: Victory Christian Center has been dynamite from deep this season, having made 37.9% of their three-pointers per game. It's a different story for Crossroads Christian, though, as they've only made 29.7% of their threes this season. Given Victory Christian Center's sizable advantage in that area, Crossroads Christian will need to find a way to close that gap. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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