The Azle Christian Fighting Crusaders will take on the Heritage Christian Academy Lions in a holiday battle at at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Heritage Christian Academy is facing Azle Christian at the wrong time: Azle Christian suffered their first home loss of the season on Tuesday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell 52-39 to the Gryphons.
Meanwhile, Heritage Christian Academy had to suffer through a 66-22 loss at the hands of Grace Christian Academy.
Azle Christian will need focus on slowing down Matthew Pappas, one of several Heritage Christian Academy players who made an impact when they last played. He posted five points. Wes Peters was another key player, putting up five points.
Azle Christian's loss ended an 18-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 11-5. As for Heritage Christian Academy, their defeat was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-7.
Azle Christian beat Heritage Christian Academy 59-47 in their previous meeting back in November. Does Azle Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Heritage Christian Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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