Basketball Recap: Veritas Collegiate Academy Comes Up Short

Veritas Collegiate Academy has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were a single point away from ending the streak, but they lost a 58-57 heartbreaker at the hands of the SPIRE Academy SPIRE.

Marcqell Freeman

Steals

03/07/25 vs SPIRE Academy	4
03/06/25 vs Faith Christian	5
02/27/25 vs Oaktree Academy	4
02/13/25 @ Cristo Rey	7
02/10/25 @ Norfolk Collegiate	2
+ 10 more games

Veritas Collegiate Academy's loss on Friday came despite strong showings from Marcqell Freeman and Talon Wray. Freeman went 8-for-15 on his way to 23 points along with eight boards and four steals, while Wray shot 54% from the field to rack up 23 points. Freeman has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 15 times he's played.

Veritas Collegiate Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 23-10. As for SPIRE Academy, their record is now 13-17.

Veritas Collegiate Academy has already played their next matchup, a 64-61 victory against Calvary Baptist Academy on the 7th. As for SPIRE Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 66-58 loss against Faith Christian on the 7th.