Two dominant guards in Perry Kinane and Marcus Zelee are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. Veritas Academy will challenge the Brentwood Christian Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Veritas Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.2 points per game this season.
Veritas Academy is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against St. Andrew's on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Veritas Academy had to suffer through a 66-37 loss at the hands of St. Andrew's. Veritas Academy was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-15.
| 12/10/24 vs St. Andrew's | 5 |
| 12/03/24 @ New Braunfels Christian Academy | 2 |
| 11/26/24 vs Incarnate Word Academy | 2 |
| 11/26/24 vs Gloria Deo Academy | 6 |
| 11/25/24 vs Valor North Austin | 7 |
Despite the defeat, Veritas Academy saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Kinane posted 16 points and five steals. Kinane has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last eight times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Dominic Clark, who had six points.
Meanwhile, Brentwood Christian was able to grind out a solid win over St. Stephen's Episcopal on Tuesday, taking the game 61-51. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 200th, while the Spartans are ranked 873rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Brentwood Christian has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Veritas Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-6.
Veritas Academy took a serious blow against Brentwood Christian in their previous meeting back in January, falling 74-46. Can Veritas Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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