After flying high against Applewood Christian last Friday, Heritage Academy came back down to earth. The Warrior took an 84-65 bruising from the Liberty Christian Academy Eagles on Thursday. The Warrior have struggled against the Eagles recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Heritage Academy lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Hayden Backues, who posted 21 points. Nick Kespohl was another key player, putting up 19 points and seven rebounds.
Liberty Christian Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Phoenix Obermann led the charge by shooting 55% from the field to rack up 26 points in addition to seven assists and three steals. Those 26 points gave Obermann a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Tommy Meyer, who went 8-for-20 on his way to 22 points and seven boards.
Heritage Academy now has a losing record of 1-2. As for Liberty Christian Academy, the win was the fifth in a row (dating back to last season) for them, bringing their record up to 2-0.
Heritage Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, an 87-17 victory against Camdenton Christian on the 14th. As for Liberty Christian Academy, they have also already played their next contest, a 73-19 win against Christian Academy of Greater St. Louis on the 14th.
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