Abundant Life Academy is 1-9 against Veritas Christian Academy since March of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. Abundant Life Academy will take on Veritas Christian Academy at 3:15 p.m. Abundant Life Academy's defense has only allowed 27.2 points per game this season, so Veritas Christian Academy's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Abundant Life Academy is headed into the game having just suffered their biggest loss since February 17, 2024 on Saturday. They lost 43-17 to American Christian School. The match marked Abundant Life Academy's lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
| 02/01/25 vs American Christian School | 5 |
| 01/27/25 vs Faith Christian | 10 |
| 01/22/25 @ Hawthorne Christian | 3 |
Abundant Life Academy's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Jaelle Vital, who posted six points in addition to five rebounds and five steals, and Arielle Jordan, who had two points and five steals. Vital has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last three times she's played.
Meanwhile, Veritas Christian Academy fought the good fight in their overtime game against Eastern Christian on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 52-48 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Eagles. Veritas Christian Academy's loss continues a trend for the squad, making it four in a row.
Despite the defeat, Veritas Christian Academy saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Madelyn Seifert almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine boards. That was a full 37.5% of Veritas Christian Academy's points, marking the fifth time in a row she's put up more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Halle Williamson, who scored ten points and four steals.
Veritas Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 11-4. As for Abundant Life Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-5.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Abundant Life Academy has been crashing the rebounds this season, having averaged 21.7 boards per game. However, it's not like Veritas Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 31.3 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Abundant Life Academy might still be hurting after the 51-29 loss they got from Veritas Christian Academy when the teams last played back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Veritas Christian Academy's Amya Cuddon, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and 11 boards. Now that Abundant Life Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
