The Heritage Christian Defenders entered their tilt with the Illinois Lutheran Chargers with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Heritage Christian secured a 36-32 W over the Chargers on Tuesday. That's another feather in the cap for Heritage Christian, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Heritage Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sydney Lenting, who scored 13 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. Lenting has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Bekah VanderMeulen, who scored six points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Heritage Christian's win bumped their record up to 7-11. As for Illinois Lutheran, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 12 of their last 14 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-15 record this season.
Heritage Christian will be playing at home against the Lakers at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. La Lumiere is coming into the match hot, having won their last three games. As for Illinois Lutheran, they will head out on the road to take on the Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Gardner-South Wilmington will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak alive.
