The Kansas City East Christian Academy Lions's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Thursday after their sixth straight loss. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 32-31 to Veritas Christian. Kansas City East Christian Academy has not had much luck with Veritas Christian recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Kansas City East Christian Academy's loss came despite strong showings from Brayisha Avery and Mia Eshleman. Avery scored 16 points along with six rebounds and two steals, while Eshleman scored 11 points along with five rebounds. That was a full 35.5% of Kansas City East Christian Academy's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
It was another big night for Rachael Gaspers, who scored 20 points along with six rebounds and five steals for Veritas Christian. Gaspers hasn't dropped below two steals for six straight games. Another player making a difference was Nicole Gaspers, who scored two points along with 20 rebounds.
Kansas City East Christian Academy's defeat was their eighth straight on the road, which bumped their record down to 1-9. As for Veritas Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 3-4.
Kansas City East Christian Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against The Daniel Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Veritas Christian, they will head out on the road to face off against Wichita HomeSchool at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Wichita HomeSchool is coming into the match on a five-game losing streak.
