Valley Christian was the 93-54 winner over Sacramento Country Day when they last played one another back in February of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Valley Christian Lions took an 82-69 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Sacramento Country Day Cavaliers on Friday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (60), the Lions still had to take the loss.
James Shevchuck
| 02/07/25 @ Sacramento Country Day | 2 |
| 02/04/25 vs John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills | 2 |
| 02/01/25 vs Faith Christian | 3 |
| 01/30/25 @ Sacramento Adventist | 2 |
| 01/28/25 vs Buckingham Charter | 4 |
Despite the loss, Valley Christian still got an impressive performance from James Shevchuck, who went 8 for 17 to rack up 20 points and eight rebounds. Shevchuck has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jack Grexton, who posted 14 points.
Even though they lost, Valley Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in 13 consecutive games.
Sacramento Country Day's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ryan Scripps led the charge by dropping a double-double with 13 boards and 12 assists. Scripps is becoming a predictor of Sacramento Country Day's success: when he posts at least ten assists the team is 2-1 (and 7-10 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Aiden Anguiano, who had 15 points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals.
Valley Christian's defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 9-14. As for Sacramento Country Day, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 9-11 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Valley Christian beat Sacramento Country Day by a score of 85-84 on Monday.
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