Basketball Recap: Christian Heritage Academy Takes Loss Despite Strong Performances from Hunter Manning and Luke Mason

If Christian Heritage Academy was riding high fresh off their 52-28 takedown of King's Christian Academy last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Christian Heritage Academy Knights lost 76-52 to the Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy Ospreys on Monday. The defeat continues a trend for the Knights in their matchups with the Ospreys: they've now lost nine in a row.

Luke Mason

Points

02/10/25 @ Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy	17
02/07/25 vs King's Christian Academy	15
02/04/25 @ Timberlake Christian	24
01/28/25 vs Dayspring Christian Academy	20
01/24/25 vs King's Christian Academy	17

Christian Heritage Academy's loss came despite strong showings from Luke Mason and Hunter Manning. Mason dropped a double-double with 17 points and 15 boards, while Manning went 6 for 10 from beyond the arc en route to 20 points. The match was Mason's fifth in a row with at least 15 points.

Ethan Hahn had an outrageously good game for Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy as he went 8 of 15 on his way to 20 points and three steals. Hahn is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last nine games he's played. Another player making a difference was Isaiah Keep, who went 6 for 12 to rack up 16 points and five rebounds.

Christian Heritage Academy's loss dropped their record down to 5-13. As for Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-3.

Christian Heritage Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy, they will challenge Faith Christian at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.3 points per game this season.