Basketball Game Preview: Heritage Christian Academy Lions vs. Azle Christian Fighting Crusaders

The Heritage Christian Academy Lions will head out to square off against the Azle Christian Fighting Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.

Last Monday, Heritage Christian Academy had to suffer through a 66-22 loss at the hands of Grace Christian Academy.

The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Matthew Pappas, who posted five points. The team also got some help courtesy of Wes Peters, who earned five points.

Meanwhile, Azle Christian entered their contest against Grace Classical Christian Academy on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Azle Christian fell 52-39 to Grace Classical Christian Academy.

Azle Christian's loss ended an 18-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 11-5. As for Heritage Christian Academy, they dropped their record down to 1-7 with the defeat, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season.

Heritage Christian Academy came up short against Azle Christian when the teams last played back in November, falling 59-47. Can Heritage Christian Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.