The Pella Christian girls and boys basketball teams are hitting the home stretch of the regular season, entering the final week before the playoffs begin on Eagle Lane.

The Eagles will host Oskaloosa for a Little Hawkeye Conference doubleheader, hoping to replicate their efforts from a January 12th meetup where they found the sweep at Oskaloosa High School. Pella Christian’s girls are coming off of a valiant effort against Van Meter Saturday, down three opening-day starters and hanging tough with the Bulldogs in a 42-32 loss, while the Eagles boys pulled off an 11-point comeback to win in overtime.

Girls Coach Brad Engbers is unsure of the status of two-time All-Conference center Allison Van Gorp, who injured her ankle Friday against Newton, and sits on the cusp of 1,000 career points at 980; but regardless, he says they will need to bring a strong effort to try and knock off an improving Oskaloosa team.

Coverage begins at 6 p.m. from Eagle Lane on 92.1 KRLS and the PCHS YouTube Channel.