Preview: St. Francis Mariners vs. Heritage Christian Patriots
St. Francis is 0-10 against Heritage Christian since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The St. Francis Mariners will be home for the holidays to greet the Heritage Christian Patriots at 7:15 p.m. St. Francis will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive.
St. Francis has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three contests by 21 points or more this season. They took their game at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 64-35 victory over Carmen Northwest.
Meanwhile, Heritage Christian was the victim of a tough 70-48 defeat at the hands of Delavan-Darien on Saturday. Heritage Christian was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 46-20.
Heritage Christian's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Morgan Bluhm, who scored 15 points along with seven steals, and Lyndsay Laakso who scored 16 points. The game was Bluhm's fifth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Amanda Pike, who scored nine points along with five assists.
The victory got St. Francis back to even at 5-5. As for Heritage Christian, they have not been sharp recently, as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season.
St. Francis suffered a grim 59-37 defeat to Heritage Christian in their previous matchup back in February. Can St. Francis avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
