Basketball Game Preview: Central Heights Vikings vs. Maranatha Christian Academy Eagles

By Team Reports Feb 24, 2024, 11:18am

Preview: Central Heights Vikings vs. Maranatha Christian Academy Eagles

The Central Heights Vikings will play host again and welcome the Maranatha Christian Academy Eagles, where tip off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Central Heights knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past five contests -- so hopefully Maranatha Christian Academy likes a good challenge.

Last Tuesday, everything came up roses for Central Heights at home against Southern Coffey County as the squad secured a 55-8 victory. That's two games straight that Central Heights has won by exactly 47 points.

Central Heights got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Colt King out in front who scored ten points. Brylan Sommer was another key contributor, scoring seven points.

Meanwhile, Maranatha Christian Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a 72-64 hit to the loss column at the hands of Bishop Ward. While losing is never fun, Maranatha Christian Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 335th, while Bishop Ward is ranked 131st).

Central Heights has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season. As for Maranatha Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-11.

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