Veritas Christian is on a five-game streak of home losses, St. Mary's Academy a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The Veritas Christian Eagles will take on the St. Mary's Academy Crusaders at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Monday, Veritas Christian took a serious blow against Eudora, falling 73-31. Veritas Christian was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 40-17.
Defeat or not, Veritas Christian got some senior leadership from Josh Nadvornik and Vaughn Heck. Nadvornik scored six points, while Heck. scored nine points.
Meanwhile, St. Mary's Academy came up short against Manhattan HomeSchool CHIEF on Tuesday and fell 47-37. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for St. Mary's Academy in their matchups with Manhattan HomeSchool CHIEF: they've now lost four in a row.
Veritas Christian has not been sharp recently as the team's lost nine of their last 11 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-12 record this season. As for St. Mary's Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 6-12.
Veritas Christian was taken down by St. Mary's Academy 70-42 in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of St. Mary's Academy's Nick Whitehead, who scored 32 points along with six assists and six steals. Now that Veritas Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
