Sacramento Adventist and Valley Christian are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2019, but not for long. The Sacramento Adventist Capitals are taking a road trip to square off against the Valley Christian Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Sacramento Adventist is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat Cristo Rey 80-23. The Capitals pushed the score to 70-15 by the end of the third, a deficit the Saints had no chance of recovering from.
Meanwhile, Valley Christian can finally bid farewell to their six-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 70-46 margin over Buckingham Charter. The contest marked the Lions' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Valley Christian's win came from a few key players Sacramento Adventist will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Josh Becker, who went 6 of 11 en route to 19 points along with five rebounds and four steals. The match was his third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of James Shevchuck, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 12 boards.
Valley Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 25 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 13 offensive boards in three consecutive games.
Sacramento Adventist's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-8. As for Valley Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 4-9.
Sacramento Adventist was taken down by Valley Christian 71-36 when the teams last played back in January of 2024. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Sacramento Adventist was down 48-12.
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