Preview: Abundant Life Academy vs. Veritas Christian Academy
Abundant Life Academy is 1-9 against Veritas Christian Academy since February of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. Abundant Life Academy will take on Veritas Christian Academy at 3:30 p.m. Abundant Life Academy will be strutting in after a victory while Veritas Christian Academy will be coming in after a defeat.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Abundant Life Academy had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They walked away with a 34-26 victory over the. The victory was just what Abundant Life Academy needed coming off of a 51-23 defeat in their prior match.
Abundant Life Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Analissa Bravo led the charge by scoring nine points. The team also got some help courtesy of Yohanah Morvan, who scored six points along with seven rebounds.
Veritas Christian Academy has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They fell 45-36 to Vernon last Thursday. That's two games in a row now that Veritas Christian Academy has lost by exactly nine points.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Caitlin O'Malley, who scored 12 points along with five rebounds and two steals. She hasn't dropped below two steals for nine straight games. Amya Cuddon was another key contributor, scoring 14 points.
Abundant Life Academy's win bumped their record up to 3-14. As for Veritas Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 20-4.
Abundant Life Academy took a serious blow against Veritas Christian Academy when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 54-21. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Abundant Life Academy was down 32-7.
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