Horizon Science Academy has been on the road for two straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Christian Community Warriors at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Horizon Science Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 on Thursday.
Horizon Science Academy's 10-3 record from last season is now well into the rear view mirror after another tough outing. They took a 54-49 hit to the loss column at the hands of Westside Christian Academy. Horizon Science Academy found out winning isn't easy when you're outrebounded 18 to 11 on offense.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Braylon Myrick, who scored 22 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. That was a full 44.9% of Horizon Science Academy's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Laval Stevens, who scored six points along with four steals.
Meanwhile, Christian Community stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They blew past Heritage Christian 69-37 on the road. The victory was familiar territory for Christian Community who now have three in a row.
Christian Community can attribute much of their success to Nate Miller, who scored 21 points along with five assists and two steals, and Grant Doeringer, who scored 16 points along with nine rebounds and seven assists. Doeringer is absolutely dominating the steal category: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Seth Roberts, who scored six points along with three blocks and two steals.
Horizon Science Academy's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Christian Community, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season.
Keep an eye on the arc in Tuesday's matchup: Horizon Science Academy have made nailing deep shots look easy this year this season, having only averaged 6.7 threes per game. It's a different story for Christian Community, though, as they've been averaging only 5 threes per game. Given Horizon Science Academy's sizeable advantage in that area, Christian Community will need to find a way to close that gap.
Horizon Science Academy came up short against Christian Community in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, falling 44-37. Will Horizon Science Academy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
