Basketball Preview: Heritage Classical Christian Academy Hawks vs. Mississippi Valley Christian Warriors
Heritage Classical Christian Academy hasn't had much luck against Mississippi Valley Christian recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Heritage Classical Christian Academy Hawks will host the Mississippi Valley Christian Warriors at 6:00 p.m. Heritage Classical Christian Academy has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.
Heritage Classical Christian Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to Eagle Ridge Christian for the full four quarters, racking up a 68-23 victory. With that win, the Hawks brought their scoring average up to 51.2 points per game.
Heritage Classical Christian Academy had a senior duo take command as Luke Heskett dropped a triple-double on 26 points, 11 rebounds, and 11 blocks and Trip Taylor went 9 for 21 en route to 22 points plus five steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Heskett has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Josh Gray, who had seven points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
Heritage Classical Christian Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in five consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Mississippi Valley Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 71-41 loss at the hands of Westwood Baptist Academy. The Warriors were down 64-31 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Heritage Classical Christian Academy's victory bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Mississippi Valley Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Heritage Classical Christian Academy came up short against Mississippi Valley Christian in their previous matchup back in February, falling 51-41. Thankfully for Heritage Classical Christian Academy, Joey Kunz (who shot 6-for-8 from downtown and dropped a double-double on 29 points and 11 rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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