After both having extra time off, the Veritas Christian Academy Eagles and the Winfield Warriors will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Veritas Christian Academy has four straight wins, Winfield has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Veritas Christian Academy will head into Friday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they had to skate by with only a three-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 25-point drubbing they dealt Silex last Friday. Veritas Christian Academy blew past Silex 67-42. While the Eagles didn't have the best season last year (they finished 0-5), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Lusajo Kasyupa
| 01/03/25 @ Silex | 6 |
| 12/30/24 vs Calvary Lutheran | 2 |
| 12/20/24 vs Columbia Independent | 1 |
| 12/18/24 vs Missouri Military Academy | 3 |
| 12/13/24 vs Sumner | 0 |
Veritas Christian Academy can attribute much of their success to Lusajo Kasyupa, who went 5 for 10 on his way to 19 points in addition to six assists and six boards, and Titus Murrell, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 12 rebounds. With that strong performance, Kasyupa is now averaging an impressive 2.1 steals per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Markham, who posted 13 points.
Meanwhile, Winfield scored the most points they've had this season last Friday, but it wasn't enough. They took a 59-52 hit to the loss column at the hands of St. Louis Christian HomeSchool K.
Winfield now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Veritas Christian Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 7-3.
Veritas Christian Academy might still be hurting after the 61-41 loss they got from Winfield in their previous matchup back in November of 2021. Will Veritas Christian Academy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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