Basketball Preview: Mississippi Valley Christian Warriors vs. Heritage Classical Christian Academy Hawks
Mississippi Valley Christian is 10-0 against Heritage Classical Christian Academy since December of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Mississippi Valley Christian Warriors will take on the Heritage Classical Christian Academy Hawks at 6:00 p.m. Mississippi Valley Christian has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with four straight defeats, while Heritage Classical Christian Academy will come in with five straight wins.
Mississippi Valley Christian is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Westwood Baptist Academy last Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Mississippi Valley Christian took a blow against Westwood Baptist Academy, falling 71-41. The Warriors were down 64-31 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Heritage Classical Christian Academy). They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat Eagle Ridge Christian 68-23. With that victory, the Hawks brought their scoring average up to 51.2 points per game.
Heritage Classical Christian Academy had a senior duo take command as Luke Heskett dropped a triple-double on 26 points, 11 rebounds, and 11 blocks and Trip Taylor went 9 for 21 en route to 22 points plus five steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Heskett has scored all season. Josh Gray was another key player, scoring seven points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
Heritage Classical Christian Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in five consecutive contests.
Heritage Classical Christian Academy's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Mississippi Valley Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Mississippi Valley Christian beat Heritage Classical Christian Academy 51-41 in their previous meeting back in February. Will Mississippi Valley Christian repeat their success, or does Heritage Classical Christian Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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