The Heartland Mustangs waltzed into their match on Friday with four straight wins but they left with five. They walked away with a 46-34 win over Heritage Classical Christian Academy. For Heartland, this counts as revenge for the 50-45 loss Heritage Classical Christian Academy walked away with the last time they faced one another back in February of 2022.
Heartland found their leader in underclassman Jayce Maiden, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds. Maiden hasn't dropped below 15 points for four straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Diego Martinez, who scored five points along with ten rebounds and three steals.
Despite the loss, Heritage Classical Christian Academy had strong showings from Luke Heskett, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 15 rebounds, and Trip Taylor, who scored 18 points along with three steals. Taylor is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for four games straight.
Heartland has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season. As for Heritage Classical Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 11-9.
Heartland and The Daniel Academy will face off at 12:30 p.m. on February 17th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. The Daniel Academy has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 204 points over their last three games. As for Heritage Classical Christian Academy, they and Maranatha Baptist Academy will face off at 9:30 a.m. on February 17th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Maranatha Baptist Academy has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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