Heritage Hall Christian is 0-10 against Indiana Christian Academy since December of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Heritage Hall Christian Patriots will be home for the holidays to greet the Indiana Christian Academy Whirlwinds at 7:15 p.m. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Heritage Hall Christian has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Indiana Christian Academy will arrive with five straight victories.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 67-19, which was the final score in Heritage Hall Christian's tilt against Crosspointe Christian Academy two weeks ago. Heritage Hall Christian was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 37-8.
Meanwhile, winning is just a little bit easier when you work as a team to rack up 13 more assists than your opponent, a fact Indiana Christian Academy proved on Tuesday. They strolled past Suburban Christian with points to spare, taking the game 64-47. Given Indiana Christian Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 99th, while Suburban Christian is ranked 212th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Indiana Christian Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Seth Plew, who scored 23 points along with seven rebounds and four blocks. The match was Plew's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Sawyer Tipton was another key contributor, scoring 16 points along with five assists and four steals.
Heritage Hall Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Indiana Christian Academy, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-3.
Heritage Hall Christian suffered a grim 47-23 defeat to Indiana Christian Academy when the teams last played back in February. Can Heritage Hall Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
