The Vine Christian Academy Kings pushed their score all the way to 67 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 74-67 hit to the loss column at the hands of The Rock. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (55), Vine Christian Academy still had to take the loss.
When it comes to explaining why Vine Christian Academy lost, one person who can't be blamed is Keniel Velez. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 31 points and 12 rebounds. That was a full 46.3% of Vine Christian Academy's points, marking the 14th time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ektor Vazquez, who scored four points along with four steals.
Vine Christian Academy has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-11 record this season. As for The Rock, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 21-7.
Vine Christian Academy will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Southland Christian at 6:30 p.m. on February 12th. The Rock does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
