Preview: Sunrise Christian Academy Silver Buffaloes vs. Veritas Christian Eagles
The Sunrise Christian Academy Silver Buffaloes's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Veritas Christian Eagles at 8:00 p.m. on February 29th. One thing working in Sunrise Christian Academy Silver's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last four games.
Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Sunrise Christian Academy Silver couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They were just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 59-58 to the Wildcats. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Tomohito Kobari, who scored 15 points along with three blocks. Marko Pavlovic was another key contributor, scoring four points along with 13 rebounds and three steals.
Even though they lost, Sunrise Christian Academy Silver smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. This was only their first loss (out of five games) when they hit their own glass that hard.
Meanwhile, Veritas Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They took a serious blow against Faith Christian Academy, falling 68-38. While losing is never fun, Veritas Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 312th in Kansas, while Faith Christian Academy is ranked 105th in Missouri).
Sunrise Christian Academy Silver's loss dropped their record down to 16-7. As for Veritas Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 5-18.
Everything came up roses for Sunrise Christian Academy Silver against Veritas Christian in their previous matchup back in January of 2023 as the team secured a 56-19 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sunrise Christian Academy Silver since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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