Basketball Game Preview: Heritage Christian Eagles vs. Front Range Christian Falcons

Heritage Christian is on a eight-game streak of home wins, while Front Range Christian is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. It'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Eagles face off against the Falcons at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.

Heritage Christian is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Loveland Classical: they outscored them in every quarter. Heritage Christian put the hurt on Loveland Classical with a sharp 44-21 win on Thursday. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten games by 20 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Front Range Christian). They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat Clear Creek 55-16. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-5.

Front Range Christian has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-10 record this season. As for Heritage Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 14-2.

Everything came up roses for Heritage Christian against Front Range Christian in their previous meeting back in January of 2022, as the team secured a 63-33 win. In that game, Heritage Christian amassed a halftime lead of 36-13, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.