Basketball Recap: HEARTS for Jesus Christ Skates Past Heritage Christian with Ease

Guardians

Margin (Wins)

12/19/24 vs First Baptist Christian	48
12/05/24 vs Heritage Christian	37
12/12/24 @ Kingsway Christian	35
02/11/25 @ Heritage Christian	33
02/04/25 @ Bard Early College	31

HEARTS for Jesus Christ won the last time they faced Heritage Christian and things went their way on Tuesday too. The HEARTS for Jesus Christ Guardians simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Heritage Christian Patriots 60-27. The Guardians have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 21 points or more this season.

HEARTS for Jesus Christ's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Josh Elsesser led the charge by going 6 of 8 to rack up 14 points in addition to eight boards and five assists. Elsesser has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Josh Longo, who went 5 for 10 en route to 12 points along with six assists and three steals.

HEARTS for Jesus Christ smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in seven consecutive games.

HEARTS for Jesus Christ has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.6 points over those games. As for Heritage Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 1-10.

Looking ahead, HEARTS for Jesus Christ will square off against Varsity Opponent at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Heritage Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.