Harmony Christian hasn't had much luck against Veritas Christian Academy recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Harmony Christian Hawks are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they will face off against Veritas Christian Academy at 5:15 p.m.
Harmony Christian is headed into Thursday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game dating back to last season on Thursday. They had to suffer through a 72-40 loss at the hands of Kearny Christian Academy. One positive for the Hawks, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Harmony Christian's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Edric Boateng, who went 9 for 16 on his way to 22 points and six rebounds, and Shawn Mills, who posted eight points and 12 rebounds. That was a full 55% of Harmony Christian's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's had more than a third of the team's points.
Even though they lost, Harmony Christian was working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Veritas Christian Academy put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. They took down Abundant Life Academy 47-29. The 47-point effort marked Veritas Christian Academy's lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Harmony Christian better keep an eye on Aiden Bennett. He was instrumental in Veritas Christian Academy's win, going 11 of 16 on his way to 25 points. Those 25 points gave Bennett a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Bobby Meara, who put up six points and nine rebounds.
Veritas Christian Academy pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Harmony Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Harmony Christian has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 25.2 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Veritas Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 33.6 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Harmony Christian took a serious blow against Veritas Christian Academy in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 77-27. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Harmony Christian was down 41-12.
