Pleasant View Christian is 2-7 against South Haven Christian since December of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Pleasant View Christian Warriors will be playing in front of their home fans against South Haven Christian at 6:00 p.m. Hopefully Pleasant View Christian focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up eight on Tuesday.
Pleasant View Christian suffered their biggest defeat since November 21, 2023 on Tuesday. They were the victim of a tough 42-16 loss at the hands of Christian Community. Pleasant View Christian has not had much luck with Christian Community recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pleasant View Christian struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only three offensive rebounds. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Christian Community pulled down 21 offensive rebounds.
Meanwhile, South Haven Christian beat West Florida Baptist Academy 58-48 two weeks ago. The victory was just what South Haven Christian needed coming off of a 58-26 defeat in their prior game.
It was another big night for Aliya Gagliano, who dropped a double-double on 30 points and 13 rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of South Haven Christian's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexis Palmore, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds.
Pleasant View Christian has traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-8 record this season. As for South Haven Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 12-8.
Pleasant View Christian lost to South Haven Christian at home by a decisive 50-32 margin in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gagliano, who dropped a double-double on 30 points and ten rebounds. Now that Pleasant View Christian knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
