San Jacinto Valley Academy is 0-4 against Desert Christian Academy since January of 2023 but things could change on Monday. The San Jacinto Valley Academy Wolves will square off against the Desert Christian Academy Conquerors at 7:00 p.m. Desert Christian Academy took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on San Jacinto Valley Academy, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, San Jacinto Valley Academy turned things around against Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Catholic School two weeks ago. They managed a 54-50 win over the Mustangs.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead San Jacinto Valley Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Carter Kelly, who posted 15 points. Nahamani Hamala was another key player, putting up 15 points.
Meanwhile, Desert Christian Academy's undefeated season came to an end after 11 games on Monday. They were dealt a 71-33 defeat at the hands of Puyallup. While losing is never fun, the Conquerors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 267th in California, while the Vikings are ranked 18th in Washington).
Having lost for the first time this season, Desert Christian Academy fell to 11-1. As for San Jacinto Valley Academy, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
San Jacinto Valley Academy ended up a good deal behind Desert Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, losing 82-63. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Desert Christian Academy's Augustine Youssef, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 11 boards. Now that San Jacinto Valley Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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