Veritas Christian Academy have been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a 45-36 hit to the loss column at the hands of Vernon on Thursday. That's two games in a row now that Veritas Christian Academy has lost by exactly nine points.
Several Veritas Christian Academy players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Caitlin O'Malley, who scored 12 points along with five rebounds and two steals. O'Malley has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last nine times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Amya Cuddon, who scored 14 points.
Veritas Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 20-4. As for Vernon, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 15-7.
Veritas Christian Academy will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Atlantic Christian at 5:45 p.m. on March 1st. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in New Jersey (Veritas Christian Academy is ranked 177th, while Atlantic Christian is ranked 158th). Vernon does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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