Kearny Christian Academy is 0-10 against Veritas Christian Academy since February of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. Kearny Christian Academy's road trip will continue as they head out to face Veritas Christian Academy at 4:30 p.m. on February 12th. Kearny Christian Academy will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps New Jersey Rankings (they are ranked 420th, while Veritas Christian Academy is ranked 206th).
Last Friday, Kearny Christian Academy took a serious blow against American Christian School, falling 85-45. Kearny Christian Academy has struggled against American Christian School recently, as their match on Friday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the defeat, Kearny Christian Academy saw an underclassman step up: Bryan Garcia scored 35 points. It was the first time this season that Garcia scored 15 or more points.
Meanwhile, Veritas Christian Academy had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They escaped with a win against Atlantic Christian by the margin of a single free throw, 39-38.
Veritas Christian Academy's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Evan Milanesi, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds. Milanesi is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last six games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Nicholas Jetton, who scored ten points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
Kearny Christian Academy dropped their record down to 2-8 with that loss, which was their seventh straight on the road. As for Veritas Christian Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season.
Kearny Christian Academy came up short against Veritas Christian Academy when the teams last played on Monday, falling 55-48. Can Kearny Christian Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
