After both having extra time off, the Winfield Warriors and the Veritas Christian Academy Eagles will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Winfield has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with three straight defeats, while Veritas Christian Academy will come in with four straight victories.
Winfield is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a 59-52 hit to the loss column at the hands of St. Louis Christian HomeSchool K last Friday.
While Veritas Christian Academy didn't have the best season last year (they finished 0-5), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. Everything went their way against Silex last Friday as Veritas Christian Academy made off with a 67-42 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Eagles have posted since November 22, 2024.
Winfield better focus on containing Lusajo Kasyupa and Titus Murrell as the pair were huge in Veritas Christian Academy's win. Kasyupa went 5 for 10 on his way to 19 points in addition to six assists and six boards, while Murrell dropped a double-double on 16 points and 12 boards. With that strong performance, Kasyupa is now averaging an impressive 2.1 steals per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Markham, who posted 13 points.
Veritas Christian Academy's win bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Winfield, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Everything went Winfield's way against Veritas Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in November of 2021, as Winfield made off with a 61-41 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Winfield since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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