Veritas Christian Academy has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They came up short against the Elsberry Indians on Wednesday, falling 75-53. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Eagles have suffered since January 19, 2024.
Veritas Christian Academy's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Luke Niemeyer, who went 9 for 14 on his way to 23 points, and Jake Markham, who went 6 of 14 en route to 15 points. Markham continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Uriah Reardon, who posted six points in addition to ten rebounds and three blocks.
Veritas Christian Academy's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-7. As for Elsberry, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-10.
Veritas Christian Academy has already played their next game (against Hancock), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Elsberry will host North Callaway at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. North Callaway knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Elsberry likes a good challenge.
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