Basketball Preview: Heritage Prep Praetorians vs. HEART HomeSchool
Heritage Prep hasn't had much luck against HEART HomeSchool recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Heritage Prep Praetorians' homestand will continue as they prepare to take on HEART HomeSchool at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Heritage Prep will bounce into Tuesday's matchup after beating One Accord Christian Academy, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. Heritage Prep had just enough and edged One Accord Christian Academy out 55-53. The score was all tied up 29-29 at the break, but the Praetorians were the better team in the second half.
Heritage Prep got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Joel Sims out in front who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 12 steals. Sims is crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least four every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ezell Pringle, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 19 rebounds.
Heritage Prep smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 27 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, everything went HEART HomeSchool's way against First Assembly Christian Academy last Monday as HEART HomeSchool made off with a 58-38 win.
HEART HomeSchool pushed their record up to 1-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.3 points per game. As for Heritage Prep, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Heritage Prep was taken down by HEART HomeSchool 71-20 when the teams last played back in January of 2023. Will Heritage Prep have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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