Basketball Game Preview: Maranatha Minutemen vs. Heritage Christian Warriors

Maranatha hasn't had much luck against Heritage Christian recently, but that could start to change on Friday. Having just played yesterday, the Maranatha Minutemen will head out on the road to face off against the Heritage Christian Warriors at 5:30 p.m.

On Thursday, Maranatha lost to Village Christian on the road by a 57-39 margin. While losing is never fun, the Minutemen can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 665th, while the Crusaders are ranked 177th).

Meanwhile, Heritage Christian didn't have too much trouble with Whittier Christian on Tuesday as they won 49-35.

Heritage Christian has also been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-11 record this season. As for Maranatha, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-15.

Maranatha came up short against Heritage Christian when the teams last played two weeks ago, falling 46-36. Can Maranatha avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.