Eagle Christian Academy has enjoyed the comforts of home their last two games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Victory Baptist Academy Patriots at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
On January 12th, Eagle Christian Academy ended up a good deal behind Cornerstone Christian Academy and lost 36-19.
After soaring to a 33-point win in their last game, Victory Baptist Academy came back down to earth on Thursday. They fell just short of Cornerstone Christian Academy by a score of 44-41. Victory Baptist Academy has not had much luck with Cornerstone Christian Academy recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Despite the defeat, Victory Baptist Academy had strong showings from Isaac Johnson, who scored nine points along with 17 rebounds and three blocks, and Vinnie Catuto, who scored 14 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Catuto has scored all season.
Eagle Christian Academy dropped their record down to 0-8 with that loss, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. That rough patch could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 24.7 points per game. As for Victory Baptist Academy, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-9.
Eagle Christian Academy was dealt a bruising 58-29 loss at the hands of Victory Baptist Academy when the teams last played back in January of 2023. Can Eagle Christian Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.