The Veritas Christian Eagles will face off against the Sunrise Christian Academy Silver Buffaloes at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Veritas Christian has now lost nine straight, leaving the team is hunting for their first win since January 23.
Last Thursday, Veritas Christian was beaten by Faith Christian Academy 68-38. While losing is never fun, Veritas Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 312th in Kansas, while Faith Christian Academy is ranked 105th in Missouri).
Meanwhile, it's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Sunrise Christian Academy Silver can now relate to. They were just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 59-58 to the Wildcats. Sunrise Christian Academy Silver's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Despite their loss, Sunrise Christian Academy Silver saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Tomohito Kobari, who scored 15 points along with three blocks, was perhaps the best of all. The team also got some help courtesy of Marko Pavlovic, who scored four points along with 13 rebounds and three steals.
Even though they lost, Sunrise Christian Academy Silver smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. This was only their first loss (out of five games) when they hit their own glass that hard.
Veritas Christian's loss dropped their record down to 5-18. As for Sunrise Christian Academy Silver, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-7.
Veritas Christian was taken down by Sunrise Christian Academy Silver 56-19 in their previous meeting back in January of 2023. Can Veritas Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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