Having just played yesterday, the Veritas Christian Academy Warriors will head out on the road to face off against the Pinnacle Classical Academy Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Veritas Christian Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Pinnacle Classical Academy likes a good challenge.
Veritas Christian Academy is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Bethel Christian Academy: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Warriors blew the Crusaders out of the water with a 70-28 final score. With the Warriors ahead 45-16 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Meanwhile, Pinnacle Classical Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 55-51 heartbreaker at the hands of Nebo Crossing Academy.
Veritas Christian Academy will have to contain Ashilyn Lee as he made an impact in Pinnacle Classical Academy's last game. He made all 12 shots he took for 24 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Sage Ross, who posted 11 points.
Veritas Christian Academy pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.7 points over those games. As for Pinnacle Classical Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Things could have been worse for Veritas Christian Academy, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 63-45 loss to Pinnacle Classical Academy when the teams last played back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Eagles' Braylon Gentry, who shot 4-for-7 from deep and dropped a double-double with 28 points and ten boards. Now that the Warriors know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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