Basketball Game Preview: Veritas Christian Academy vs. Wallkill Valley Rangers

By Team Reports Feb 13, 2024, 3:52am

Preview: Veritas Christian Academy vs. Wallkill Valley Rangers

Veritas Christian Academy is 0-3 against Wallkill Valley since January of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. Veritas Christian Academy will head out on the road to square off against the Wallkill Valley Rangers at 4:30 p.m. Veritas Christian Academy is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.

Veritas Christian Academy scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Monday. They really took it to Kearny Christian Academy for the full four quarters, racking up a 84-25 win at home. Veritas Christian Academy has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matches by 21 points or more this season.

Evan Milanesi was his usual excellent self, shooting 4-for-7 from beyond the arc and dropping a double-double on 28 points and ten rebounds. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last seven times he's played. Another player making a difference was Dallas Tanis, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds.

Meanwhile, Wallkill Valley pushed their score all the way to 56 on Saturday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell to Passaic Arts & Science Charter 62-56. Wallkill Valley has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Veritas Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season. As for Wallkill Valley, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last 11 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-15 record this season.

Veritas Christian Academy took a serious blow against Wallkill Valley in their previous meeting back in January of 2019, falling 65-30. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Veritas Christian Academy was down 40-18.