Preview: Unity Christian Lions vs. Heritage Hawks
Unity Christian is on an eight-game streak of home losses, Heritage a nine-game streak of away losses (dating back to last season), but someone's luck is about to change. The Unity Christian Lions will take on the Heritage Hawks at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Unity Christian has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 79-46, which was the final score in Unity Christian's tilt against Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 62-20, which was the final score in Heritage's tilt against Sullivan on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Heritage can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 731st, while Sullivan is ranked 330th).
Unity Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 1-25. As for Heritage, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-26.
Everything came up roses for Unity Christian against Heritage in their previous meeting back in January of 2023 as the squad secured a 76-49 win. In that match, Unity Christian amassed a halftime lead of 53-30, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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