Heritage Academy has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. Having just played yesterday, they will get right back to it and host the GVCS Broadfording Lions at 7:30 p.m. on January 26th. GVCS Broadfording took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Heritage Academy, who comes in off a win.
Even though New Life Christian scored an imposing 60 points on Thursday, Heritage Academy still came out on top. Heritage Academy walked away with a 67-60 win over New Life Christian.
Meanwhile, GVCS Broadfording's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Thursday after their third straight loss. They were outmatched by Musselman at home and fell 75-34. While losing is never fun, GVCS Broadfording can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps's basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 242nd in Maryland, while Musselman is ranked 21st in West Virginia).
Jordan Shifler put forth a good effort for the losing side as he scored 19 points along with three blocks. That was a full 55.9% of GVCS Broadfording's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Heritage Academy's win bumped their record up to 13-1. As for GVCS Broadfording, their loss dropped their record down to 5-18.
Everything went Heritage Academy's way against GVCS Broadfording in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 as Heritage Academy made off with a 63-43 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was GVCS Broadfording's Daniel Cartwright, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 12 rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Heritage Academy still be able to contain him? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
