Preview: Veritas Christian Academy vs. James River HomeSchool Eagles
Two dominant guards in Evan Milanesi and Matthew Thomas are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. Veritas Christian Academy will face off against the James River HomeSchool Eagles at 10:15 a.m. on Thursday. Veritas Christian Academy is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Last Wednesday, Veritas Christian Academy came up short against King's Christian and fell 60-51. Veritas Christian Academy has struggled against King's Christian recently, as their game on Wednesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Milanesi, who scored 16 points along with six rebounds. Another player making a difference was Ben Ryan, who scored 12 points along with seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, James River HomeSchool put the finishing touches on their 12th blowout victory of the season on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Northern Virginia HomeSchool 53-24 on the road. James River HomeSchool pushed the score to 48-17 by the end of the third, a deficit Northern Virginia HomeSchool cut but never quite recovered from.
It was another big night for Thomas, who scored 17 points along with seven rebounds and four steals. Samuel Mitchell was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with five assists and three steals.
Veritas Christian Academy's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 23-9. As for James River HomeSchool, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 17-10.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as both teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Veritas Christian Academy hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 56.5 points per game. However, it's not like James River HomeSchool struggles in that department as they've been averaging 59.2 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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