The Victory College Prep Bulldogs and the Eminence Eels will compete for holiday cheer at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Victory College Prep has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Eminence will arrive with three straight victories.
Victory College Prep is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Mooresville Christian on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Victory College Prep might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Mooresville Christian an easy 44-18 win. The Bulldogs were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 29-5.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Eminence's strategy against Riverside on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Eminence blew Riverside out of the water with a 48-10 final score. The Eels have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 21 points or more this season.
Victory College Prep better focus on containing Sophia Saucerman and Khloee Kirk as the pair were huge in Eminence's win. Saucerman posted 19 points, while Kirk scored 16 points. That makes it three consecutive games in which Saucerman has scored at least a third of Eminence's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Abby Dittemore, who put up six points.
Victory College Prep's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Eminence, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
Victory College Prep was taken down by Eminence 56-15 in their previous matchup back in January of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Victory College Prep was down 33-6.
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