The Crossroads Christian Colts will square off against the Victory Christian Center Kings at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Crossroads Christian sitting on four straight wins and Victory Christian Center on three.
Crossroads Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top against New Garden Friends by a score of 58-45.
Kobe Edgerton
| 02/18/25 vs New Garden Friends | 60% |
| 02/15/25 vs Lawrence Academy | 50% |
| 02/07/25 @ New Garden Friends | 78% |
Crossroads Christian relied on the efforts of Josh Smith, who went 7-for-10 to rack up 17 points and six boards, and Kobe Edgerton, who went 6-for-10 on his way to 18 points. Edgerton is also on a roll when it comes to shooting accuracy, as he's posted one of at least 50% in the last three games he's played. Sean Smith was another key player, putting up seven points and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Victory Christian Center was fully in charge on Tuesday, breezing past Cape Fear Christian Academy 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.
Victory Christian Center found their leader in sophomore Carlos Marshall, who dropped a double-double with 18 points and 15 boards. The dominant performance gave Marshall a new career-high in rebounds. Another player making a difference was Panos Kalkavouras, who went 7-for-12 en route to 19 points.
Victory Christian Center smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 22 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.
Victory Christian Center's victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-10. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to offensive rebounds: they averaged an imposing 12.56 offensive boards in those games compared to only 7.73 in the others. As for Crossroads Christian, their win bumped their record up to 19-10.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Crossroads Christian has been crashing the boards this season, having averaged 31 boards per game. However, it's not like Victory Christian Center struggles in that department as they've been averaging 24.3 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
