Basketball Game Preview: Heritage Christian Academy Patriots vs. Terra Ceia Christian Knights

Heritage Christian Academy hasn't had much luck against Terra Ceia Christian recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. Having just played yesterday, the Heritage Christian Academy Patriots will get right back to it and host the Terra Ceia Christian Knights at 5:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Heritage Christian Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They managed a 42-36 victory over Unity Christian Academy on Monday. The win was some much needed relief for the Patriots as it spelled an end to their five-game losing streak.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Terra Ceia Christian, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They took down Pamlico Christian Academy 41-26 on Saturday.

Terra Ceia Christian pushed their record up to 8-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.3 points per game. As for Heritage Christian Academy, their win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-7 and their overall record up to 4-11.

Heritage Christian Academy took a serious blow against Terra Ceia Christian in their previous meeting back in January, falling 67-34. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Terra Ceia Christian's Lakin Van Essendelft, who went 13 of 18 on her way to 28 points along with five assists and five steals. Now that Heritage Christian Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.