The Heritage Christian School Eagles had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 44.5 points), and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They walked away with a 48-35 win over Merritt Island Christian.
Heritage Christian School's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Elijah Reid, who scored 13 points along with 3 steals. The contest was Reid's fifth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Kedwin Hawkins, who scored 7 points along with 5 rebounds and 3 steals.
Despite the loss, Merritt Island Christian still got an impressive performance from Trey Nevad, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 17 rebounds.
Heritage Christian School's win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Merritt Island Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 0-1.
Heritage Christian School won't have much time to rest: their next game is against HEART HomeSchool at 7:30 p.m. on December 1st. HEART HomeSchool has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 311 points over their last five games. As for Merritt Island Christian, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Edgewood at 8:00 p.m. Hopefully Edgewood focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 29 on Thursday.
