The Heartland Mustangs waltzed into Tuesday's matchup with three straight wins but they left with four. They snuck past Overland Christian with a 38-32 win. That's another feather in the cap for Heartland, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Esther Archibald continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 18 points and 10 steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which she has scored at least 25% of Heartland's points. Kalei Hallam was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with 7 rebounds.
Heartland's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Overland Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Heartland will be playing at home against El Dorado Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. El Dorado Christian is hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses. As for Overland Christian, they will head out on the road to face off against Christian Learning Center at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Christian Learning Center's defense has only allowed 29.2 points per game this season, so Overland Christian's offense will have their work cut out for Overland Christian.