The Heritage Hall Christian Patriots will head out on the road to square off against the Community Baptist Christian Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Heritage Hall Christian is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
Heritage Hall Christian is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Indiana Christian Academy on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Heritage Hall Christian was beaten by Indiana Christian Academy 75-42. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 410th, while the Whirlwinds are ranked 100th).
Meanwhile, Community Baptist Christian posted their biggest win since January 9th on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 73-47 margin over Maranatha Baptist. The Cougars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five games by 21 points or more this season.
Community Baptist Christian's win came from a few key players Heritage Hall Christian will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Colton Aurand, who went 7-for-14 en route to 20 points along with five rebounds and four steals. Those 20 points gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam Maller, who went 7-for-15 to rack up 19 points and five boards.
Heritage Hall Christian's loss dropped their record down to 4-10. As for Community Baptist Christian, their record now sits at 9-7.
Heritage Hall Christian came up short against Community Baptist Christian when the teams last played back in December of 2024, falling 63-52. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Aurand, who dropped a double-double with 19 points and 14 rebounds. Now that Heritage Hall Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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