Basketball Game Preview: Veritas Christian Academy vs. Hopatcong Chiefs

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Previous Games

01/12/24 - Away	50-41 W
02/23/22 - Away	54-45 W
02/24/21 - Home	72-46 W
01/06/20 - Away	52-30 W
02/08/19 - Home	61-25 W
+ 2 more games

Veritas Christian Academy has gone 7-0 against Hopatcong recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. Both will face off at 4:00 p.m. without much rest having both just played. Veritas Christian Academy will be coming into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.

Veritas Christian Academy is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Faith Christian: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Veritas Christian Academy blew Faith Christian out of the water with a 65-14 final score. Veritas Christian Academy has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matchups by 20 points or more this season.

Amya Cuddon was her usual excellent self, going 16 for 22 on her way to 32 points and seven steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Veritas Christian Academy's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Madelyn Seifert, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten boards.

Veritas Christian Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 13 offensive rebounds in seven consecutive contests.

Meanwhile, Hopatcong came up short against Dover on Monday and fell 22-9.

Veritas Christian Academy's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 33.8 points. As for Hopatcong, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.

Veritas Christian Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Hopatcong in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, winning 50-41. Will Veritas Christian Academy repeat their success, or does Hopatcong have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.