Basketball Game Preview: Heritage Classical Christian Academy Hawks vs. Westwood Baptist Academy Eagles

Heritage Classical Christian Academy is 0-10 against Westwood Baptist Academy since January of 2019 but things could change on Friday. It'll be Battle of the Birds when the Heritage Classical Christian Academy Hawks face off against the Westwood Baptist Academy Eagles at 7:30 p.m. Heritage Classical Christian Academy is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.

Heritage Classical Christian Academy will head into Thursday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big back in December of 2024 (they won by 22) and back in December of 2024 they proved they can win the close ones too. It was close, but they ultimately received the gift of a 41-39 win from a begrudging Hawks squad.

Heritage Classical Christian Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Luke Heskett led the charge by dropping a double-double on ten points and 13 rebounds. Heskett is crushing it when it comes to boards: he's pulled down at least eight every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Trip Taylor, who posted 17 points in addition to seven steals and five boards.

Meanwhile, Westwood Baptist Academy was just a bucket shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 58-57 to Scott County Central.

Heritage Classical Christian Academy will have to contain Robbie Dodd as he made an impact in Westwood Baptist Academy's last game. He went 8 of 15 on his way to 29 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Anden Moore, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten boards.

Heritage Classical Christian Academy pushed their record up to 11-0 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 26.2 points. As for Westwood Baptist Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-5.

Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Heritage Classical Christian Academy has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 36 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Westwood Baptist Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 28.7 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.

Heritage Classical Christian Academy might still be hurting after the 55-31 loss they got from Westwood Baptist Academy when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Can Heritage Classical Christian Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.