The Maranatha Baptist Academy Warriors struggled with offensive rebounds on Thursday (the Heartland Mustangs had 12 more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Maranatha Baptist Academy took a 36-25 hit to the loss column at the hands of Heartland.
Haley Thompson was Maranatha Baptist Academy's leading scorer, having posted eight points.
Haley Carnahan held things down on the boards with seven rebounds.
Heartland got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Esther Archibald out in front who almost dropped a triple-double on nine points, 11 rebounds, and nine steals. Archibald hasn't dropped below two steals for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Elizabeth Archibald, who scored 17 points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Maranatha Baptist Academy's loss dropped their record down to 12-11. As for Heartland, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season.
Maranatha Baptist Academy will head out on the road to challenge El Dorado Christian at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hopefully El Dorado Christian focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 18 on Friday. As for Heartland, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Berean Christian Academy at 12:00 p.m. on February 16th. Berean Christian Academy will roll in looking for their 12th straight victory, something Heartland surely won't give up without a fight.
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