Basketball Recap: Billings Christian Skates Past Heritage Christian with Ease

Warriors

Margin (Wins)

12/12/24 vs Yellowstone HomeSchool	46
01/18/25 vs Foothills Community Christian	29
01/25/25 vs Heritage Christian	29
11/21/24 vs Mt. Ellis Academy	25

You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Billings Christian on Saturday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew the Heritage Christian Falcons out of the water with a 71-42 final score. The Warriors have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four contests by 25 points or more this season.

Billings Christian was led to victory by Gabe Jones and Sawyer Middendorf. Jones went 13 for 27 on his way to 32 points, while Middendorf dropped a double-double on 13 points and 19 boards. Middendorf has been hot, having posted eight or more rebounds the last five times he's played. Blake Bentz was another key player, putting up eight points and five boards.

Billings Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.3 points per game. As for Heritage Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.

Billings Christian will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against St. Labre Indian Catholic at 7:30 p.m. St. Labre Indian Catholic knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully Billings Christian likes a good challenge. As for Heritage Christian, they will venture away from home to take on Foothills Community Christian at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.