Basketball Game Preview: North Hills Christian Eagles vs. Victory Christian Center Kings

North Hills Christian hasn't had much luck against Victory Christian Center recently, but that could start to change on Friday. Having just played yesterday, the North Hills Christian Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Victory Christian Center Kings at 7:30 p.m. North Hills Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.7 points per game this season.

North Hills Christian is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Sheets Memorial Christian: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that North Hills Christian blew Sheets Memorial Christian out of the water with an 85-50 final score. That's two games straight that North Hills Christian has won by exactly 35 points.

Maverick Ball continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 11 for 16 en route to 25 points in addition to six boards and three blocks. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Zachary Strickland, who posted seven points along with 15 rebounds and five steals.

North Hills Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.

Meanwhile, Victory Christian Center came up short against Ambassador Christian School on Thursday and fell 56-49.

Victory Christian Center's defeat dropped their record down to 16-8. As for North Hills Christian, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-13.

North Hills Christian suffered a grim 75-52 defeat to Victory Christian Center in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. Can North Hills Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.