Western Christian was the 80-53 winner over Victor Valley when they last played one another back in January of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Western Christian Fighting Lancers took a 66-55 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Victor Valley Jackrabbits on Monday. The Fighting Lancers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Defeat or not, Western Christian got some senior leadership from Brian Wallace and Kevin Xiong. Wallace went 9 for 22 en route to 25 points plus seven rebounds, while Xiong went 6 for 14 en route to 15 points plus five rebounds and three steals. That was a full 45.5% of Western Christian's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. David Montoya was another key player, scoring five points along with eight rebounds.
Even though they lost, Western Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in four consecutive matches.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Victor Valley to victory, but perhaps none more so than IASIAH BUTLER, who went 8 for 16 en route to 19 points. Another player making a difference was AXEL SOSA, who went 6 for 14 en route to 15 points.
Western Christian's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Victor Valley, their win bumped their record up to an identical 2-4.
Western Christian has already played their next contest, a 70-43 defeat against Patriot on the 27th. As for Victor Valley, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Academy for Academic Excellence at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Victor Valley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.8 points per game this season.
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