Oak Grove, Mo. ? Melissa Hardee scored 16 points, and Veritas Christian claimed its third straight girls basketball victory, 51-15, on Thursday night against Plaza Heights.

Hannah Walton scored eight points, and Kirsten Bennett had seven points and five assists.

“The last three games, we’ve played really well,” Veritas coach Kevin Shelton said. “We’ve turned our season around a little bit. We still have a long way to go. We’re going to try to build on the success we’ve had in these last three games.”