The Miami Christian Victors will head out to face off against the Florida Christian Patriots at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Miami Christian has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.
Miami Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They snuck past Ransom Everglades with a 60-55 victory two weeks ago. Given the Victors' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 267th, while the Raiders are ranked 573rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Miami Christian can attribute much of their success to Hector Saavedra, who went 9 for 18 on his way to 23 points in addition to five rebounds and four steals, and Anthony Solis, who dropped a triple-double on 14 points, ten boards, and ten assists. That makes it three consecutive games in which Saavedra has scored at least a third of Miami Christian's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Sebastian DeGuzman, who posted nine points.
They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Miami Christian was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in January of 2024.
Meanwhile, Florida Christian had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They rang in the new year with a 59-50 win over the Warriors.
Miami Christian has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.5 points per game. As for Florida Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 9-5.
Miami Christian strolled past Florida Christian in their previous meeting back in November of 2024 by a score of 56-42. Does Miami Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Florida Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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