Spirit HomeSchool and Veritas School are an even 4-4 against one another since November of 2014, but not for long. The Spirit HomeSchool Warhawks will challenge the Veritas School Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Spirit HomeSchool knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully Veritas School likes a good challenge.
Spirit HomeSchool came up into this matchup off a tough 24-point loss on Friday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of James River HomeSchool by a score of 67-64 on Monday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Warhawks have suffered since December 5, 2023.
Meanwhile, Veritas School played a tough game on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 55-32 to Randolph-Macon Academy. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 382nd, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked 108th).
Spirit HomeSchool will need focus on slowing down London Smith, one of several Veritas School players who made an impact when they last played. He posted eight points. The team also got some help courtesy of Chandler Davidson, who scored seven points.
Veritas School dropped their record down to 4-7 with the loss, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Spirit HomeSchool, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-6.
Spirit HomeSchool couldn't quite finish off Veritas School in their previous meeting back in January of 2022 and fell 60-57. Can Spirit HomeSchool avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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