Basketball Preview: Providence Classical Christian Academy Panthers vs. Heritage Classical Christian Academy Hawks
Providence Classical Christian Academy is 1-9 against Heritage Classical Christian Academy since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Providence Classical Christian Academy Panthers will square off against the Heritage Classical Christian Academy Hawks at 7:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Providence Classical Christian Academy comes in on three and Heritage Classical Christian Academy on eight.
Last Wednesday, Providence Classical Christian Academy blew past Rivers of Life Christian, posting a 59-29 win. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three matches by 30 points or more this season.
Ben Mattull was his usual excellent self, going 11 for 18 en route to 25 points plus six steals. That makes it six consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Providence Classical Christian Academy's points. Another player making a difference was Timothy Borsa, who had four points plus six steals.
Meanwhile, Heritage Classical Christian Academy made easy work of North County Christian on Friday and carried off a 56-33 victory. The Hawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five games by 23 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Heritage Classical Christian Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Luke Heskett, who almost dropped a triple-double on 23 points, 12 rebounds, and nine blocks. Heskett's evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Trip Taylor, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten rebounds.
Heritage Classical Christian Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since the start of last season.
Heritage Classical Christian Academy pushed their record up to 8-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.4 points per game. As for Providence Classical Christian Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Providence Classical Christian Academy has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 31.8 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Heritage Classical Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 38.3. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Providence Classical Christian Academy came up short against Heritage Classical Christian Academy when the teams last played back in November, falling 35-30. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Heskett, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 12 rebounds. Now that Providence Classical Christian Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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