Valley Christian easily dispatched Ocean View last Friday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Valley Christian Defenders fell just short of the Whittier Christian Heralds by a score of 49-46 on Tuesday. The loss continues a trend for the Defenders in their matchups with the Heralds: they've now lost six in a row.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Whittier Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Andrea Padilla, who posted 15 points and six assists. Analise Quintero was another key player, dropping a double-double on 12 points and ten boards.
Valley Christian's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-11. As for Whittier Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 7-13 record this season.
Valley Christian will challenge Heritage Christian at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Whittier Christian, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 54-33 loss against Village Christian on the 16th.
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