Recap: Harmony Christian Hawks vs. Kearny Christian Academy
After losing to Kearny Christian Academy the last time they met, the Harmony Christian Hawks decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. Harmony Christian pulled ahead with a 53-52 photo finish over Kearny Christian Academy. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Harmony Christian.
Harmony Christian was led to victory by Edric Boateng and Benjamin Minton. Boateng scored 16 points along with seven rebounds, while Minton dropped a double-double on 22 points and 14 rebounds. That makes it 11 consecutive games in which Minton has scored at least 25% of Harmony Christian's points. Jay Seward was another key contributor, scoring five points along with six rebounds.
Kearny Christian Academy lost on Thursday despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being David Manzo, who scored 16 points. Manzo scored a full 30.8% of Kearny Christian Academy's points, the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryan Garcia, who scored 13 points.
Harmony Christian's win bumped their record up to 5-6. As for Kearny Christian Academy, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Harmony Christian's homestand continues as they prepare to take on Abundant Life Academy at 5:30 p.m. on January 18th. Abundant Life Academy is still on the hunt for that elusive first 'W'. Kearny Christian Academy will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Trinity Christian at 5:15 p.m. on January 26th.
