Basketball Recap: Five Straight Home Wins for Heston Academy

Heston Academy entered their tilt with Michigan Lutheran Seminary on Monday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Michigan Lutheran Seminary Cardinals 50-48. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Patriots have posted since December 13, 2023.

Michigan Lutheran Seminary's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Noah Reif, who went 6 for 15 en route to 13 points and five rebounds, and William Salgat, who went 6 of 15 on his way to 14 points and five boards. Zachary Scharrer was another key player, putting up six points and three steals.

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Previous 5 Games (Home)

01/20/25 vs Michigan Lutheran Seminary	50-48
01/16/25 vs Tawas Area	60-43
01/14/25 vs Hale	53-22
12/19/24 vs Hillman	50-36
02/26/24 vs Whittemore-Prescott	62-20

Heston Academy pushed their record up to 8-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.0 points per game. As for Michigan Lutheran Seminary, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-4.

Heston Academy has already played their next contest (against Atlanta), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Michigan Lutheran Seminary will be playing in front of their home fans against Ithaca at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.