After starting their season with three straight games on the road, Heritage Classical Christian Academy is finally coming home. They will welcome the Thomas Jefferson School Titan at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Heritage Classical Christian Academy focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 16 on Friday.
Heritage Classical Christian Academy will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Liberty Christian Academy, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Heritage Classical Christian Academy came out on top against Liberty Christian Academy by a score of 46-34.
Heritage Classical Christian Academy can attribute much of their success to Luke Heskett, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 20 rebounds, and Josh Gray, who posted 12 points in addition to eight rebounds and four steals. Heskett is crushing it when it comes to rebounds: he's pulled down at least 12 every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Trip Taylor, who posted 11 points in addition to four steals.
Heritage Classical Christian Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive rebounds in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Thomas Jefferson School was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They came up short against Eagle Ridge Christian, falling 51-25.
Heritage Classical Christian Academy pushed their record up to 3-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.2 points per game. As for Thomas Jefferson School, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Heritage Classical Christian Academy took their win against Thomas Jefferson School in their previous matchup back in January by a conclusive 56-31. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Thomas Jefferson School's Sandy Wan, who scored 18 points along with two steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Heritage Classical Christian Academy still be able to contain Wan? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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