Basketball Recap: Heritage Prep Praetorians vs. One Accord Christian Academy Lions
Heritage Prep proved they can win big last Tuesday (they won by 33) but on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 55-53 victory over the One Accord Christian Academy Lions. For the Praetorians, this counts as revenge for the 61-54 win the Lions walked away with the last time they faced one another back in November of 2021.
Heritage Prep's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Joel Sims led the charge by dropping 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.
Heritage Prep now has a winning record of 2-1.
Heritage Prep's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on HEART HomeSchool at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One Accord Christian Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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