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. In a tight matchup that could have gone either way, Harmony Christian made off with a 53-52 win 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 dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 steals, 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 a third of Harmony Christian's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jay Seward, who scored 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. Another player making a difference was Bryan Garcia, who scored 13 points.
Harmony Christian's victory bumped their record up to 5-6. As for Kearny Christian Academy, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Harmony Christian will stay at home for another game and welcome 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 American Christian School at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
