Basketball Game Preview: Valley Christian Defenders vs. Heritage Christian Warriors

Valley Christian is 1-9 against Heritage Christian since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Valley Christian Defenders will host the Heritage Christian Warriors at 7:00 p.m.

Valley Christian will head into Friday's contest out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Friday. They were dealt an 87-36 defeat at the hands of Village Christian. The Defenders were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 46-24.

Meanwhile, Heritage Christian waltzed into their matchup on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. Everything went their way against the Minutemen as they made off with a 57-33 win. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 23rd, while the Minutemen are ranked 503rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Heritage Christian pushed their record up to 19-2 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Valley Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 10-13.

Valley Christian took a serious blow against Heritage Christian when the teams last played two weeks ago, falling 80-40. Will Valley Christian have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.