Basketball Game Preview: Heritage Classical Christian Academy Hawks vs. Christian Academy of Greater St. Louis Crusaders

The Heritage Classical Christian Academy Hawks are taking a road trip to challenge the Christian Academy of Greater St. Louis Crusaders at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Heritage Classical Christian Academy took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They blew past Victory Christian Academy 62-21. With the Hawks ahead 36-10 at the half, the match was all but over already.

Luke Heskett continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 29 points and 12 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. Josh Gray was another key player, going 7 of 13 on his way to 19 points and eight rebounds.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Christian Academy of Greater St. Louis). They blew past Rivers of Life Christian, posting an 82-54 victory.

Christian Academy of Greater St. Louis pushed their record up to 15-5 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.8 points per game. As for Heritage Classical Christian Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 13-2.

Everything came up roses for Heritage Classical Christian Academy against Christian Academy of Greater St. Louis in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, as the squad secured a 50-22 win. Will Heritage Classical Christian Academy repeat their success, or does Christian Academy of Greater St. Louis have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.