Veritas Christian Academy fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Eastern Christian on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 52-48 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Eastern Christian Eagles. Veritas Christian Academy's loss continues a trend for the squad, making it four in a row.
Despite the defeat, Veritas Christian Academy saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Madelyn Seifert almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine rebounds. That was a full 37.5% of Veritas Christian Academy's points, marking the fifth time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. Halle Williamson was another key player, putting up ten points and four steals.
Veritas Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 11-4. As for Eastern Christian, their victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
Veritas Christian Academy and Eastern Christian should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps New Jersey Rankings. Veritas Christian Academy (ranked 134th) will meet Abundant Life Academy (ranked 291st) at 3:15 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Eastern Christian will challenge Wood-Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on February 12th up 227 places (137 vs. 364).
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