The Dominion Academy Sabers and the Hillsboro Christian Academy Crusaders squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but sadly the Dominion Academy Sabers had to settle for second. They took a 69-58 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Crusaders. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
When it comes to explaining why Dominion Academy lost, one person who can't be blamed is Elijah Heerdt. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 29 points and 16 rebounds. That was a full 50% of Dominion Academy's points, marking the sixth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Jayden Striebich, who scored eight points along with ten rebounds and six assists.
Dominion Academy's loss dropped their record down to 9-8. As for Hillsboro Christian Academy, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-6.
Dominion Academy will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Miami Valley HomeSchool at 6:30 p.m. on March 4th. Hopefully Dominion Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 19 on Saturday. As for Hillsboro Christian Academy, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 83-61 defeat vs. Varsity Opponent on the 17th.
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