Basketball Preview: Orlando Science Orcas vs. Heritage Christian School Eagles
The Orlando Science Orcas are taking a road trip to face off against the Heritage Christian School Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Orlando Science is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Central Florida Leadership: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Orlando Science blew Central Florida Leadership out of the water with a 57-10 final score. The Orcas pushed the score to 47-1 by the end of the third, a deficit the Eagles had no chance of recovering from.
Kenneth Reyes was a one-man wrecking crew for Orlando Science as he made all 7 shots he took racking up 16 points plus seven rebounds and five steals. Aarish Ali was another key player, going 5 for 11 en route to 10 points plus six steals.
Meanwhile, Heritage Christian School posted their closest win since December 7, 2023 on Friday. They had just enough and edged Elite Prep Academy out 50-47. The 50-point effort marked Heritage Christian School's lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Elijah Reid was his usual excellent self, almost dropping a double-double on 29 points and nine rebounds. His evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaac Gonzalez, who earned 11 points in addition to four steals.
Orlando Science's victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-3. As for Heritage Christian School, their win bumped their record up to 6-1.
Orlando Science was taken down by Heritage Christian School 78-25 when the teams last played back in December of 2023. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Orlando Science was down 48-21.
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