Basketball Recap: Heritage Christian Academy Drops Season-High Score on Faustina Academy

Lions

Team Score (Highest)

12/09/25 vs Faustina Academy	77
11/10/25 vs Cambridge	62
11/21/25 vs Varsity Opponent	57
12/01/25 vs Coram Deo Academy Rhetoric	47
11/20/25 @ Azle Christian	46

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Heritage Christian Academy). They snuck past the Faustina Academy Falcons with a 77-71 victory on Tuesday. With that win, the Lions brought their scoring average up to 50.8 points per game.

Heritage Christian Academy got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Wes Peters out in front who shot 83% from the field en route to 12 points along with six assists and five boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Graham Hicks, who dropped a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds.

They weren't the only ones working in the assist department: Heritage Christian Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Heritage Christian Academy has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.3 points over those games. As for Faustina Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Heritage Christian Academy will be home for the holidays to greet Azle Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. The Lions will be up against the Fighting Crusaders' rather soft defense (which has allowed 57.71 points per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Faustina Academy, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Athens Christian Preparatory Academy at 6:30 p.m. The Falcons are facing the Storm at the right time seeing as the Storm are stuck on a three-game losing streak.