Preview: Veritas Christian Eagles vs. Kansas City East Christian Academy Lions
The Veritas Christian Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Kansas City East Christian Academy Lions at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Veritas Christian and seven for Kansas City East Christian Academy.
Last Saturday, Veritas Christian came up short against Baldwin and fell 42-31. That's two games in a row now that Veritas Christian has lost by exactly 11 points.
Veritas Christian might have lost, but man, Rachael Gaspers was a machine: she scored 17 points along with seven steals. That was a full 54.8% of Veritas Christian's points, marking the 14th time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Nicole Gaspers, who scored seven points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, Kansas City East Christian Academy was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Monday as they fell 45-41 to Hogan Prep Charter.
Veritas Christian has not been sharp recently as the team has lost seven of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-11 record this season. As for Kansas City East Christian Academy, they dropped their record down to 4-17 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Veritas Christian barely slipped by Kansas City East Christian Academy when the teams last played back in January, winning 32-31. The rematch might be a little tougher for Veritas Christian 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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