The Heritage Christian Patriots lost against the Lake Country Lutheran Lightning back in December of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The game between Heritage Christian and the Lightning wasn't particularly close, with the Patriots falling 50-35. While losing is never fun, Heritage Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 331st, while the Lightning are ranked 121st).
When it comes to explaining why Heritage Christian lost, one person who can't be blamed is Amanda Pike. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 14 points and 14 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Morgan Bluhm, who scored six points along with six steals and five rebounds.
Heritage Christian has not been sharp recently as the team's lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-11 record this season. As for Lake Country Lutheran, they pushed their record up to 14-4 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Heritage Christian will take on the Mariners at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. As for Lake Country Lutheran, they will head out on the road to face off against the Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
