Vanden kicked off their season on the road on Saturday and hit a couple of potholes. They fell 65-52 to the Destiny Christian Academy Lions. The Vikings were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Lions apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in February.
Despite the loss, Vanden still got an impressive performance from Isiah Dixon, who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds. Nate Hibbert was another key player, going 5 for 11 en route to 15 points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Destiny Christian Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jaylen Valdez, who went 6 for 10 en route to 22 points plus six steals. The contest was Valdez's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Mohamed Kamara, who went 5 for 9 en route to 11 points plus five assists and three steals.
Vanden has already played their next match, an 80-60 loss against St. Ignatius College Preparatory on the 30th. As for Destiny Christian Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 57-55 defeat against Dublin on the 30th.
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