Basketball Recap: Heritage Christian School Eagles vs. Liberty Chargers
Heritage Christian School entered their game against Liberty on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Heritage Christian School Eagles came up short against the Liberty Chargers, falling 96-76. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (63), the Eagles still had to take the loss.
Heritage Christian School's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Elijah Reid, who went 7 for 12 en route to 20 points plus five assists. Another player making a difference was Jeremiah Reid, who went 7 for 17 en route to 27 points.
Even though they lost, Heritage Christian School smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in three consecutive contests.
Tasir Best went supernova for Liberty, dropping a triple-double on 12 points, 28 rebounds, and ten assists. The dominant performance also gave Best a new career-high in offensive rebounds (14). Lamar Lee was another key player, going 8 for 15 en route to 21 points plus two steals.
The loss snapped Heritage Christian School's winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 5-1 record. As for Liberty, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-0.
Heritage Christian School will take on Elite Prep Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Liberty, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 52-50 victory against Gateway on the 4th.
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