Heritage Christian is 4-0 against Luther Prep since January of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Heritage Christian Patriots will head out on the road to take on the Luther Prep Phoenix at 7:15 p.m. Heritage Christian has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 1,841 points over their last 23 matchups.
Heritage Christian pushed their score all the way to 72 on Monday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They were outmatched by Milwaukee Lutheran at home and fell 106-72. Heritage Christian was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 56-31.
Despite the loss, Heritage Christian had strong showings from Alex Trotter, who scored 21 points along with eight rebounds, and Desmond Jones, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 11 rebounds. It was the first time this season that Trotter pulled down eight or more rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Adrian Moran, who scored nine points.
Meanwhile, Luther Prep had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13 points), and they went ahead and made it six on Saturday. They put the hurt on Kingdom Prep Lutheran with a sharp 64-39 win. Given Luther Prep's advantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 134th, while Kingdom Prep Lutheran is ranked 324th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Heritage Christian's loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-5. As for Luther Prep, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a massive bump to their 14-7 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Heritage Christian against Luther Prep in their previous meeting back in January as the team secured a 81-53 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Heritage Christian since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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