The Harmony Christian Hawks were the 53-52 winner over Kearny Christian Academy when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. Harmony Christian was just a bucket shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 54-53 to the. Harmony Christian has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
When it comes to explaining why Harmony Christian lost, one person who can't be blamed is Benjamin Minton. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 28 points and 17 rebounds. That was a full 52.8% of Harmony Christian's points, marking the 13th time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Kearny Christian Academy got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was David Manzo out in front who scored 20 points. Nathan Brito was another key contributor, scoring 13 points.
Harmony Christian dropped their record down to 5-8 with that defeat, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Kearny Christian Academy, their win bumped their record up to 2-4.
Harmony Christian will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on the at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Kearny Christian Academy, they won't have much time to rest: their next match is against the at 4:30 p.m. on January 31st. American Christian School is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 67.5 points per game this season.
