Basketball Game Preview: Van-Far Indians vs. Veritas Christian Academy Eagles

The Van-Far Indians will face off against the Veritas Christian Academy Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Van-Far is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.9 points per game this season.

Van-Far is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Silex: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Van-Far blew Silex out of the water with a 62-24 final score. With the Indians ahead 40-13 at the half, the game was all but over already.

Pacey Reading

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Pacey Reading continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double with 16 points and 12 boards. That's the most rebounds he has posted since back in December of 2024. Bryce Reading was another key player, putting up 14 points and seven boards.

Van-Far smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in five consecutive contests.

Meanwhile, Veritas Christian Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over New Haven on Monday, taking the game 52-43.

Veritas Christian Academy's win came from a few key players Van-Far will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Uriah Reardon, who dropped a double-double with ten points and 11 rebounds. He has become a key player for Veritas Christian Academy: the team is 9-2 when he posts at least eight boards, but 7-8 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Markham, who en route to 15 points and five rebounds.

Van-Far is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.4 points over those games. Veritas Christian Academy's record now sits at 16-10.

Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Van-Far has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 28.5 boards per game. However, it's not like Veritas Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 29.4 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.