Heritage Christian and Maranatha are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2018, but not for long. The Heritage Christian Warriors will host the Maranatha Minutemen at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Maranatha is facing Heritage Christian at the wrong time: Heritage Christian suffered their first home loss of the season on Tuesday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell 3-1 to the Defenders. It was the first time this season that the Warriors let down their fans at home.
While Heritage Christian had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 18 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-18, 21-25, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Maranatha lost 3-0 to Valley Christian on Thursday. The Minutemen have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-13, 25-17.
Heritage Christian's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-7. As for Maranatha, their loss dropped their record down to 17-15.
Heritage Christian was able to grind out a solid win over Maranatha in their previous matchup on September 12th, winning 3-1. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Maranatha's Aleena Bazaz, who had 21 digs. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Heritage Christian still be able to contain Bazaz? There's only one way to find out.
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