Having just played yesterday, the Vine Christian Academy Kings will head out on the road to face off against the Hope Academy Trojan Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on February 21st. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard on Wednesday.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Vine Christian Academy had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They walked away with an 82-73 victory over the Seahawks. The win was all the more spectacular given Vine Christian Academy's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 312th, while Jordan Christian Prep is ranked 143rd).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Vine Christian Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Keniel Velez, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and ten rebounds. Velez is crushing the point category: he's posted at least 21 every time he's taken the court this season. Kaleb Velez was another key contributor, going 6 for 8 from beyond the arc en route to 26 points and 3 assists.
Meanwhile, Hope Academy narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Nazaret Christian Academy 63-60. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Hope Academy.
Vine Christian Academy's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-11. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 79.5 points per game. As for Hope Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-10 record this season.
Things could have been worse for Vine Christian Academy, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 70-55 loss to Hope Academy when the teams last played on February 6th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hope Academy's Dwayne Foreman III, who scored 36 points. Now that Vine Christian Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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