The Veritas Christian Eagles were not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They were dealt a 70-39 defeat at the hands of Bishop Seabury Academy. While losing is never fun, Veritas Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 310th, while Bishop Seabury Academy is ranked 78th).
Despite the loss, Veritas Christian still got an impressive performance from Vaughn Heck, who scored 21 points. It was the first time this season that Heck scored 15 or more points. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Oberzan, who scored six points along with seven rebounds and two blocks.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Bishop Seabury Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Chase Honarvar, who dropped a triple-double on 14 points, 17 rebounds, and ten blocks. Honarvar is crushing the rebound category: he's posted at least 12 every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Jace Smith, who scored 21 points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
Veritas Christian's loss dropped their record down to 5-17. As for Bishop Seabury Academy, the victory was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-4.
Veritas Christian will head out on the road to take on Faith Christian Academy at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Faith Christian Academy is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 62.9 points per game this season. As for Bishop Seabury Academy, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Onaga at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The timing is sure in Bishop Seabury Academy's favor as the team sits on 12 straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Onaga has been banged up by eight consecutive losses on the road.
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