On Friday, the Veritas Academy Monarch strolled past the Pottstown Trojans with points to spare, taking the game 58-43. Given the Monarch's advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 201st, while the Trojans are ranked 533rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
When it comes to explaining why Pottstown lost, don't look at Jayanna Hill. Despite the final result, she posted 24 points. That was a full 55.8% of Pottstown's points, marking the third time in a row she's scored more than a third of the team's points.
Veritas Academy's win bumped their record up to 9-3. As for Pottstown, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-10.
Veritas Academy will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against High Point Baptist Academy at 6:00 p.m. on January 28th. As for Pottstown, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 33-26 victory against Renaissance Academy on the 18th.
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