The Heritage Christian Defenders will challenge the Hammond Academy of Science & Tech Hawks at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Heritage Christian's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
Heritage Christian will bounce into Monday's game after beating Calumet Christian, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Heritage Christian strolled past Calumet Christian with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 71-52. The Defenders' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Heritage Christian relied on the efforts of Andrew Regnerus, who went 8 for 13 en route to 17 points plus two blocks, and Alex Ophoff, who went 7 for 10 en route to 17 points plus five rebounds. The contest was Regnerus' fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Calvin Engelsma, who scored six points.
Heritage Christian was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, a victory for Hammond Academy of Science & Tech just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 64-36 defeat at the hands of Highland. The Hawks haven't had much luck with the Trojans recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Hammond Academy of Science & Tech now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Heritage Christian, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Heritage Christian skirted past Hammond Academy of Science & Tech 53-50 in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Hammond Academy of Science & Tech's Jermaine Bartlett, who went 10 for 19 en route to 26 points plus seven rebounds and three steals. Now that he won't be playing on Monday, will it be easier for Heritage Christian to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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