The Victory Christian Academy Knights will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Christian Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on February 17th. Victory Christian Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past 19 games -- so hopefully Christian likes a good challenge.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Victory Christian Academy had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They took their matchup on the road with ease, bagging a 91-54 victory over the Islanders. Given Victory Christian Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 151st, while Coronado is ranked 648th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jayden Gray and Derek Edmond were among the main playmakers for Victory Christian Academy as the former scored 19 points along with eight assists and five steals and the latter almost dropped a double-double on 27 points and nine rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Edmond has scored all season. Isaiah Owens was another key contributor, scoring 14 points.
Meanwhile, Christian entered their tilt with Bishop's with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Christian secured a 56-52 W over Bishop's on Wednesday.
Victory Christian Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a massive bump to their 19-9 record this season. As for Christian, their win bumped their record up to 19-7.
Victory Christian Academy strolled past Christian in their previous meeting back in December of 2022 by a score of 80-61. Does Victory Christian Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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