Basketball Recap: Decatur Heritage Christian Academy Takes Down Tanner in a Playoff Battle

Eagles

Previous Games

02/03/25 vs Tanner	68-59
02/01/25 vs Lindsay Lane Christian Academy	75-54
01/27/25 vs Tanner	67-65
01/24/25 vs Hatton	74-53
01/21/25 vs Lindsay Lane Christian Academy	71-46
+ 2 more games

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Decatur Heritage Christian Academy had no problem doing just that on Monday. They walked away with a 68-59 win over the Tanner Rattlers. The victory was nothing new for the Eagles as they're now sitting on seven straight.

Despite the loss, Tanner still got an impressive performance from Matthew Fletcher, who went 9 of 12 en route to 26 points and eight boards. The dominant performance gave Fletcher a new career-high in points. Elyjah Jones was another key player, going 6 for 8 on his way to 14 points and seven rebounds.

Decatur Heritage Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 17-9 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.8 points per game. As for Tanner, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-14 record this season.

Decatur Heritage Christian Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Tanner has already played their next contest (against Cold Springs), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.