Veritas Christian is 0-3 against Tournament Opponent since December of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Veritas Christian Eagles' road trip will continue as they head out to face Tournament Opponent on February 29th. Tournament Opponent took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Veritas Christian, who comes in off a win.
Two weeks ago, everything went Veritas Christian's way against Kansas City East Christian Academy as Veritas Christian made off with a 47-22 win. That 25 point margin sets a new team best for Veritas Christian this season.
Veritas Christian can attribute much of their success to Nicole Gaspers, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds, and Rachael Gaspers, who scored 20 points along with four steals and four blocks. That makes it 18 consecutive games in which Gaspers has scored at least a third of Veritas Christian's points. Another player making a difference was Claire Weipert, who scored two points along with three steals.
Meanwhile, Tournament Opponent was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 34-33 to Northeast Kansas Nighthawks HomeSchool.
Veritas Christian's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-14. As for Tournament Opponent, their loss dropped their record down to 71-198.
Things could have been worse for Veritas Christian, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 45-26 loss to Tournament Opponent in their previous matchup back in December of 2022. Can Veritas Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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