Veritas Christian Academy has gone 10-0 against Harmony Christian recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. Having just played yesterday, Veritas Christian Academy will get right back to it and host the Harmony Christian Hawks at 5:15 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Veritas Christian Academy has five straight wins, Harmony Christian has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Wednesday, the stars were shining brightly for Veritas Christian Academy in a 47-29 victory over Abundant Life Academy. The 47-point effort marked Veritas Christian Academy's lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
| 12/18/24 @ Abundant Life Academy | 25 |
| 12/05/24 @ Harmony Christian | 24 |
| 12/11/24 vs Varsity Opponent | 18 |
| 12/09/24 @ Faith Christian | 15 |
| 12/16/24 vs American Christian School | 13 |
Aiden Bennett was his usual excellent self, going 11 for 16 on his way to 25 points. Those 25 points gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Bobby Meara, who posted six points and nine rebounds.
Veritas Christian Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Abundant Life Academy only posted four assists.
Meanwhile, Harmony Christian scored the most points they've had this season on Thursday, but it wasn't enough. They had to suffer through a 72-40 loss at the hands of Kearny Christian Academy. That's two games in a row now that the Hawks have lost by exactly 32 points.
Veritas Christian Academy will have to keep a close watch on Edric Boateng and Shawn Mills, a pair of players who had a big impact on Harmony Christian's prior game. Boateng went 9 of 16 on his way to 22 points and six rebounds, while Mills had eight points and 12 rebounds. That was a full 55% of Harmony Christian's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's put up more than a third of the team's points.
Harmony Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Veritas Christian Academy, their win was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Keep an eye on the arc in Thursday's contest: Veritas Christian Academy has been dynamite from deep this season, having made 88% of their three-pointers per game. It's a different story for Harmony Christian, though, as they've only made 25.8% of their three-pointers this season. Given Veritas Christian Academy's sizable advantage in that area, Harmony Christian will need to find a way to close that gap.
Everything came up roses for Veritas Christian Academy against Harmony Christian when the teams last played two weeks ago, as the team secured a 77-27 victory. In that match, Veritas Christian Academy amassed a halftime lead of 41-12, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
