Basketball Recap: Victory Baptist Academy Wins High-Profile Match Against Pipestem Christian Academy

On Tuesday, Victory Baptist Academy faced Pipestem Christian Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Victory Baptist Academy Saints enjoyed a cozy 53-39 win over the Pipestem Christian Academy Panthers. The 53-point effort marked the Saints' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

Victory Baptist Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Isaac Conaway, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds. Another player making a difference was Noah Childers, who posted 16 points and five steals.

Pipestem Christian Academy lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Enoch Gonderman, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 12 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Silas Mattox, who went 7 of 14 on his way to 17 points.

The victory made it two in a row for Victory Baptist Academy and bumps their season record up to 4-1. As for Pipestem Christian Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-2.

Victory Baptist Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 44-23 win against Cross Lanes Christian on the 12th. As for Pipestem Christian Academy, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Pipestem Christian Academy Panthers duke it out with the New Life Christian Academy Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Pipestem Christian Academy is facing New Life Christian Academy at the right time seeing as New Life Christian Academy is stuck on a four-game losing streak.