Basketball Recap: Heritage Christian Academy Piles Up the Points Against Maranatha Christian Academy

Chargers

Margin (Wins)

01/28/25 @ Northland Christian	55
01/17/25 vs Maranatha Christian Academy	43
02/18/25 @ Maranatha Christian Academy	40
01/24/25 @ Kansas City Christian School	38
12/10/24 @ Lebo	38

Heritage Christian Academy won the last time they faced Maranatha Christian Academy and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Heritage Christian Academy Chargers blew past the Maranatha Christian Academy Eagles 93-53. The Chargers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matches by 23 points or more this season.

Heritage Christian Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Biruk Dietz, who to rack up 12 points in addition to eight assists and six steals. Heritage Christian Academy is undefeated when Dietz posts three or more steals, but 3-5 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Trey Chambers, who on his way to 17 points along with six assists and four steals.

Dietz wasn't the only one working in the assist department: Heritage Christian Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 24 assists. They racked up 11 more assists than Maranatha Christian Academy's also-impressive total of 13.

Despite the loss, Maranatha Christian Academy saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Pennbrook Shaver en route to 21 points. Daniel Dean was another key player, putting up nine points and five rebounds.

Heritage Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.0 points over those games. Maranatha Christian Academy's defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 4-15.

Heritage Christian Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 66-27 win against Northland Christian on the 21st. As for Maranatha Christian Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 98-79 loss against Bishop Seabury Academy on the 20th.