The Heritage Christian Patriots will square off against the Paden City Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Heritage Christian is looking for their season's first win.
Heritage Christian is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Victory Baptist Academy back in January (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Heritage Christian took a blow against Victory Baptist Academy, falling 68-17. The Patriots were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 40-12.
Meanwhile, Paden City had to endure an eight-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top against Hundred by a score of 40-33 on Monday. The Wildcats' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Heritage Christian better focus on containing Ashton Wade and Kimberly Burch as the pair were huge in Paden City's win. Wade dropped a double-double on 21 points and 18 rebounds, while Burch dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten boards. That makes it five consecutive games in which Wade has scored at least a third of Paden City's points.
Heritage Christian's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Paden City, their victory ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-10.
Heritage Christian couldn't quite finish off Paden City in their previous meeting back in December of 2024 and fell 38-35. Can Heritage Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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