Basketball Recap: El Dorado Christian Makes It Eight in a Row at Home

El Dorado Christian waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They took down the Heartland Mustangs 53-35. Given the Buffalos' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 248th, while the Mustangs are ranked 506th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Heartland lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Zach Stone, who posted 11 points and five boards. Micah Stone was another key player, putting up ten points and five rebounds.

Buffalos

Previous Games (Home)

02/04/25 vs Heartland	53-35
01/24/25 vs Plaza Heights Christian Academy	60-57
01/20/25 vs Christian Learning Center	63-40
01/13/25 vs Training Center Christian	54-42
12/19/24 vs Overland Christian	55-29
+ 3 more games

El Dorado Christian's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-3. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.9 points per game. As for Heartland, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-14.

As of now, neither El Dorado Christian nor Heartland have any future games scheduled.