Basketball Preview: Harvester Christian Academy Hawks vs. Heritage Preparatory Rams
After both having extra time off, the Harvester Christian Academy Hawks and the Heritage Preparatory Rams will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 6:00 p.m. on February 6th. Hopefully Harvester Christian Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 34 last Friday.
Last Friday, Harvester Christian Academy beat the Wildcats 40-32.
Harvester Christian Academy found their leader in underclassman Kaitlyn Mercier, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 11 steals. That makes it eight consecutive games in which Mercier has scored at least a third of Harvester Christian Academy's points. Another player making a difference was Riley Robinson, who scored nine points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, Heritage Preparatory's recent rough patch got a bit rougher back in January after their fourth straight defeat. They took a serious blow against Furtah Prep, falling 63-33.
Harvester Christian Academy's win bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Heritage Preparatory, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-6.
Harvester Christian Academy came up short against the Rams in their previous meeting back in February of 2023, falling 44-40. Can Harvester Christian Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
