The Northwest Christian Crusaders will venture away from home to challenge the Valley Christian Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Northwest Christian will head into Monday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they had to skate by with only a three-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 35-point drubbing they dealt Odyssey Institute on Monday. Northwest Christian blew past Odyssey Institute 48-13. The Crusaders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three contests by 24 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Valley Christian earned a 43-35 win over Joseph City on Saturday.
Valley Christian has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.8 points per game. As for Northwest Christian, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Things could have been worse for Northwest Christian, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 48-29 loss to Valley Christian in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Valley Christian's Ellie Phillips, who went 8 for 12 on her way to 22 points. Now that Northwest Christian knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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